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ALPINE-CVE-2020-27823
ALPINE-CVE-2020-27823
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published May 13, 2021
A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder. This flaw allows an attacker to pass specially crafted x,y offset input to OpenJPEG to use during encoding. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.21 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.23 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.14 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.11 | 2.3.1-r5 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.20 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.13 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.22 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.12 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.10 | 2.3.1-r5 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.16 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.15 | 2.3.1-r6 |
| openjpeg | Alpine:v3.17 | 2.3.1-r6 |
3 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | openjpeg | 1.5.1-r0, 2.3.1-r1, 2.1.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openjpeg | 2.3.1-r3, 0, 1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | openjpeg | 2.1.1-r1, 0, 1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | openjpeg | 2.1.1-r0, 0, 1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | openjpeg | 2.3.1-r3, 0, 1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | openjpeg | 2.3.1-r1, 0, 1.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openjpeg | 2.3.0-r1, 0, 1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | openjpeg | 2.2.0-r3, 2.3.1-r3, 2.3.1-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | openjpeg | 2.1.2-r0, 0, 1.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | openjpeg | 2.3.0-r3, 1.3-r0, 1.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | openjpeg | 2.1.2-r0, 0, 1.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | openjpeg | 1.3-r0, 0, 1.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | openjpeg | 1.5.0-r2, 2.3.1-r3, 2.3.0-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openjpeg | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | openjpeg | 0, 1.3-r0, 1.3-r1 |
Timeline
- May 13, 2021 CVE Published
- Aug 5, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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