CVE-2020-6851
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.053 · 93 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenJPEG through 2.3.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in opj_t1_clbl_decode_processor in openjp2/t1.c because of lack of opj_j2k_update_image_dimensions validation.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (80)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0666OpenJPEG: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2020-01-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenJPEG ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-2181Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-07-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Verfügbarkeit, Vertraulichkeit und Integrität zu gefährden.
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references (40)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0262cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0274cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0296cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-6851cnnvd
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/46c1eff9e98bbcf794d042f7b2e3d45556e805cePatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1228cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00025.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.htmlcnnvd
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