Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36278
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the leptonlib package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Leptonica before 1.80.0 allows a heap-based buffer over-read in findNextBorderPixel in ccbord.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | leptonlib | 1.79.0-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36278 |
| Debian:13 | leptonlib | 1.79.0-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36278 |
| Debian:14 | leptonlib | 1.79.0-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36278 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | leptonlib | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36278 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/compare/1.79.0...1.80.0 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=23433 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/8d6e1755518cfb98536d6c3daf0601f226d16842 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210331 [SECURITY] [DLA 2612-1] leptonlib security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2021-977ebc82da vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-f5f2803fff vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- GLSA-202107-53 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO