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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-27845: ELSA-2021-4251: openjpeg2 security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-27845: ELSA-2021-4251: openjpeg2 security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/02/2020
Created
11/19/2021
Added
11/17/2021
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

There's a flaw in src/lib/openjp2/pi.c of openjpeg in versions prior to 2.4.0. If an attacker is able to provide untrusted input to openjpeg's conversion/encoding functionality, they could cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openjpeg2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openjpeg2-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openjpeg2-devel-docs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openjpeg2-tools

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