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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-3272

jp2_decode in jp2/jp2_dec.c in libjasper in JasPer 2.0.24 has a heap-based buffer over-read when there is an invalid relationship between the number of channels and the number of image components.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:46 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-3272

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Jan 2021, 08:15 UTC

jp2_decode in jp2/jp2_dec.c in libjasper in JasPer 2.0.24 has a heap-based buffer over-read when there is an invalid relationship between the number of channels and the number of image components.

osv:CVE-2021-3272
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3272",
  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "CVE-2021-3272",
    "summary": "jp2_decode in jp2/jp2_dec.c in libjasper in JasPer 2.0.24 has a heap-based buffer over-read when there is an invalid relationship between the number of channels and the number of image components.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:42.549009304Z",
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      "references": [
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        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HD2Y2LT4N5ZWCMKYCUIKB3XODNJLOW3J/",
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