DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27824

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CVE-2020-27824
Published: 13 May 2021, 14:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 May 2021, 14:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:19
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

Affected Systems

  • debian•openjpeg2

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

References (1)