CVE-2020-27814

openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow in lib/openjp2/mqc.c could result in DoS

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A heap-buffer overflow was found in the way openjpeg2 handled certain PNG format files. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application crash or in some cases execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running such an application.

Se encontró un desbordamiento del búfer en la manera en que openjpeg2 manejaba determinados archivos en formato PNG. Un atacante podría usar este fallo para causar el bloqueo de una aplicación o, en algunos casos, ejecutar código arbitrario con el permiso del usuario que ejecuta dicha aplicación

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-10-27 CVE Reserved
2021-01-25 CVE Published
2023-10-11 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.html	Mailing List
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1283	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901998	2021-11-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29	2022-10-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882	2022-10-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27814	2021-11-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Uclouvain Search vendor "Uclouvain"		Openjpeg Search vendor "Uclouvain" for product "Openjpeg"				<= 1.5.1 Search vendor "Uclouvain" for product "Openjpeg" and version " <= 1.5.1"		-		Affected
Uclouvain Search vendor "Uclouvain"		Openjpeg Search vendor "Uclouvain" for product "Openjpeg"				>= 2.0.0 < 2.4.0 Search vendor "Uclouvain" for product "Openjpeg" and version " >= 2.0.0 < 2.4.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected