Security advisory

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  "id": "d0acc91f89fe112d595e6db461c1460fabe17dbc85d5da9dc822d3e06f5d317d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27814",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-27814",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-27814",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "37ac30ceff6640bbab502388c5e0fa0bff23f505"
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              ],
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "last_affected": "1.5.1"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "2.0.0"
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                      {
                        "fixed": "2.4.0"
                      }
                    ],
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                  }
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v2.3.0",
            "v2.2.0",
            "version.1.5.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-27814.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:50.178178454Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00011.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882",
        "https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html",
        "https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1283",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901998"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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            ],
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "9.0"
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                  {
                    "last_affected": "9.0"
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                  {
                    "introduced": "10.0"
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                  {
                    "last_affected": "10.0"
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                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-27814",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380850,
  "published_at": "2021-01-26T18:15:46.613+00:00"
}