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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-27844

This flaw allows an attacker to provide crafted input to openjpeg during conversion and encoding, causing an out-of-bounds write.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in openjpeg's src/lib/openjp2/t2.c in versions prior to 2.4.0. This flaw allows an attacker to provide crafted input to openjpeg during conversion and encoding, causing an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.38% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
uclouvain/openjpeg · debian/debian linux · oracle/outside in technology
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.