CVE-2020-27842
Published: January 5, 2021Last modified: November 8, 2023
Description
There's a flaw in openjpeg's t2 encoder in versions prior to 2.4.0. An attacker who is able to provide crafted input to be processed by openjpeg could cause a null pointer dereference. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | openjpeg | Not affected (2.5.0-r0) |
| Stream | openjpeg | Not affected (2.5.0-r3) |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907513
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJUPGIZE6A4O52EBOF75MCXJOL6MUCRV/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html