UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27814

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CVE-2020-27814
Published: 30 Nov 2020, 00:00
Last modified:29 May 2026, 10:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

30 Nov 2020, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
29 May 2026, 10:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A heap-buffer overflow was found in the way openjpeg2 handled certain PNG format files. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application crash or in some cases execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running such an application.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•ghostscript

    < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14 | < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14

  • ubuntu•openjpeg2

    < 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1 | < 2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1 | < 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1 | < 2.3.1-1ubuntu5

  • ubuntu•qtwebengine-opensource-src

    all | all | all | all | all | all

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