#VU49185 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27814

 

#VU49185 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2020-27814

Published: December 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49185
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-27814
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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