vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-27841): OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 5, 2021 | Jan 8, 2021 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 5, 2021
Added
Jan 8, 2021
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
There's a flaw in openjpeg in versions prior to 2.4.0 in src/lib/openjp2/pi.c. When an attacker is able to provide crafted input to be processed by the openjpeg encoder, this could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest impact from this flaw is to application availability.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libopenjp2-7ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libopenjp3d7ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libopenjpip7ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-libgs9ubuntu-upgrade-libopenjp2-7ubuntu-upgrade-libopenjp3d7ubuntu-upgrade-libopenjpip7
References
Rapid7 Labs
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