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CVE-2020-27841

CVE-2020-27841 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Reported by redhat · Published January 5, 2021

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.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
openjpeg2Arch Linux2.4.0-1
openjpegconan.io2.4.0
openjpeg2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1
openjpeg2Ubuntu:22.04:LTS2.3.1-1ubuntu5
openjpeguclouvain2.4.0
openjpeg2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1
ghostscriptUbuntu:16.04:LTS9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
ghostscriptUbuntu:18.04:LTS9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/aopenjpegopenjpeg 2.4.0
archopenjpeg20
ConanCenteropenjpeg0
n/aopenjpeg2.4.0

Timeline

  • Dec 29, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 4, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch (6 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (8 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 1, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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