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FreeBSD: VID-85349584-3BA4-11EB-919D-08002728F74C (CVE-2020-27828): jasper -- heap overflow vulnerability

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FreeBSD: VID-85349584-3BA4-11EB-919D-08002728F74C (CVE-2020-27828): jasper -- heap overflow vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/08/2020
Created
12/16/2020
Added
12/14/2020
Modified
12/17/2020

Description

There's a flaw in jasper's jpc encoder in versions prior to 2.0.23. Crafted input provided to jasper by an attacker could cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds write. This could potentially affect data confidentiality, integrity, or application availability.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-jasper

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