Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27823
Published: December 10, 2020 / Updated: December 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48907
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2020-27823
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openjpeg.org
Affected software:
OpenJPEG
OpenJPEG
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PNG images in pngtoimage() function in bin/jp2/convertpng.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-27823
Install update from vendor's website.