Buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27824

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Buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27824

Published: December 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49184
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27824
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing graphic files in lib/openjp2/dwt.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Affected software

OpenJPEG
openjpeg2 (Debian package)
openjpeg (Alpine package)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages
libopenjp2-7 (Ubuntu package)
libopenjpip7 (Ubuntu package)
libopenjp3d7 (Ubuntu package)
libopenjpeg1
libopenjpeg1-debuginfo
openjpeg
openjpeg-debuginfo
openjpeg-debugsource
openjpeg-devel
libopenjpeg1-32bit
libopenjpeg1-32bit-debuginfo
openjpeg-devel-32bit
libopenjp2-7
libopenjp2-7-debuginfo
openjpeg2-debuginfo
openjpeg2-debugsource
openjpeg2-devel
libopenjp2-7-32bit
libopenjp2-7-32bit-debuginfo
openjpeg2
openjpeg2-help
mingw-openjpeg2
libgs9 (Ubuntu package)
ghostscript (Ubuntu package)
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Fedora
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
cflinuxfs3
Isolation Segment
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs

How to mitigate CVE-2020-27824

Install updates from vendor's website.

OpenJPEG - update to 2.4.0
openjpeg2 (Debian package) - update to 2.3.0-2+deb10u2
openjpeg (Alpine package) - update to 2.3.1-r6
libopenjp2-7 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1, 2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1, 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1, 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
libopenjpip7 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1, 2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1, 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1, 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
libopenjp3d7 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1, 2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1, 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1, 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
cflinuxfs3 - update to 0.357.0
libopenjpeg1 - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
libopenjpeg1-debuginfo - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
openjpeg - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
openjpeg-debuginfo - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
openjpeg-debugsource - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
openjpeg-devel - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
libopenjpeg1-32bit - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
libopenjpeg1-32bit-debuginfo - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
openjpeg-devel-32bit - update to 1.5.2-150000.4.10.1
libopenjp2-7 - addressed in versions 2.1.0-4.18.2, 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
libopenjp2-7-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.1.0-4.18.2, 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
openjpeg2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.1.0-4.18.2, 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
openjpeg2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.1.0-4.18.2, 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
openjpeg2-devel - update to 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
libopenjp2-7-32bit - update to 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
libopenjp2-7-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
openjpeg2 - update to 2.3.0-150000.3.8.1
openjpeg2-help - update to 2.3.1-6
openjpeg2-debuginfo - update to 2.3.1-6
openjpeg2-debugsource - update to 2.3.1-6
openjpeg2-devel - update to 2.3.1-6
openjpeg2 - update to 2.3.1-6
openjpeg2 - addressed in versions 2.3.1-9.fc32, 2.3.1-9.fc33, 2.3.1-10.el7, 2.3.1-10.fc32, 2.3.1-11.el7
mingw-openjpeg2 - addressed in versions 2.3.1-10.fc32, 2.3.1-10.fc33, 2.3.1-11.fc32
Isolation Segment - addressed in versions 2.11.31, 2.13.16, 3.0.9, 4.0.0
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs - addressed in versions 2.11.37, 2.13.19, 3.0.9, 4.0.0
libgs9 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14, 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14
ghostscript (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14, 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14

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