Fedora 33 update for mingw-openjpeg2, openjpeg2



| Updated: 2025-04-25
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-27814
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openjpeg2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mingw-openjpeg2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU49185

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27814

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in lib/openjp2/mqc.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 33

openjpeg2: before 2.3.1-8.fc33

mingw-openjpeg2: before 2.3.1-9.fc33

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-9cd524eeca


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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