Buffer overflow in Artifex Jbig2dec
CVE-2020-12268
jbig2_image_compose in jbig2_image.c in Artifex jbig2dec before 0.18 has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Jbig2dec
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12268?
- CVE-2020-12268 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Artifex Jbig2dec, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12268?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.