Out-of-bounds read in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27843

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Out-of-bounds read in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27843

Published: January 5, 2021 / Updated: January 26, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50019
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27843
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenJPEG
Software vendor:
openjpeg.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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