CVE-2020-27841

MEDIUM EPSS 68.8%
Published Jan 5, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 5, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
68.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-122
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
uclouvainopenjpeg* <2.4.0
fedoraprojectfedora32any
debiandebian_linux9.0any
debiandebian_linux10.0any
oracleoutside_in_technology8.5.5any

References 7

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907510
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJUPGIZE6A4O52EBOF75MCXJOL6MUCRV/
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
    Third Party Advisory
  • debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882
    Third Party Advisory
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
    PatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907510
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
    PatchThird Party Advisory