Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2020 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-27828
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in jasper. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
There's a flaw in jasper's jpc encoder in versions prior to 2.0.23. Crafted input provided to jasper by an attacker could cause an arbitrary out-of-bounds write. This could potentially affect data confidentiality, integrity, or application availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | jasper-devel | 2.0.14-5.el8 | ALSA-2021:4235 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | jasper-libs | 2.0.14-5.el8 | ALSA-2021:4235 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | jasper | 0:2.0.14-5.el8 | RLSA-2021:4235 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905201 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/issues/252 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2020-596e40f29c vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-c549cf2462 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-2b151590d9 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-0a6290f865 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA