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openjpeg2 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27814

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.

Products
openjpeg2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.4.0-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-27814
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 12:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27814

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Jan 2021, 18:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27814

openjpeg2

Fixed versions: 2.4.0-1

openjpeg2

Fixed versions: 2.4.0-1

openjpeg2

Fixed versions: 2.4.0-1

Complete source record
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