Vulnerability · Published Jan 5, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-27844
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in openjpeg. 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 27.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in openjpeg's src/lib/openjp2/t2.c in versions prior to 2.4.0. This flaw allows an attacker to provide crafted input to openjpeg during conversion and encoding, causing an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 89.0.4389.72-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | openjpeg | 2.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openjpeg | 2.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openjpeg | 2.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openjpeg | 2.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openjpeg | 2.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20200401-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20200401-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20200401-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20200401-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-27844 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | insighttoolkit4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27844 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907521 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202101-29 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210208 [SECURITY] [DLA 2550-1] openjpeg2 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC