CVE-2020-27824

Aliases:ALPINE-CVE-2020-27824DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27824
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 13 May 2021, 13:56
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 16:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.61% LOW
2% probability +1.36%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 May 2021, 13:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 16:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder in the opj_dwt_calc_explicit_stepsizes() function. This flaw allows an attacker who can supply crafted input to decomposition levels to cause a buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.61%• Percentile: 75%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • alpine•openjpeg

    < 2.3.1-r5 | < 2.3.1-r5 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6 | < 2.3.1-r6

  • debian•openjpeg2

    < 2.4.0-1 | < 2.4.0-1 | < 2.4.0-1 | < 2.4.0-1

  • debian•debian_linux

    9.0 | 10.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    32 | 33

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    8.0

  • uclouvain•openjpeg

    < 2.4.0

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