Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder. This flaw allows an attacker to pass specially crafted x,y offset input to OpenJPEG to use during encoding. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uclouvain | Openjpeg | < 2.4.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905762Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905762Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-27823?
CVE-2020-27823 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder. This flaw allows an attacker to pass specially crafted x,y offset input to OpenJPEG to use during encoding. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to con...
How severe is CVE-2020-27823?
CVE-2020-27823 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-27823?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Uclouvain Openjpeg, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.