Out-of-bounds Read in Oracle Outside In Technology
CVE-2020-27845
There's a flaw in src/lib/openjp2/pi.c of openjpeg in versions prior to 2.4.0. If an attacker is able to provide untrusted input to openjpeg's conversion/encoding functionality, they could cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Outside_in_technology — versions 8.5.5
- Uclouvain Openjpeg
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32
- N/a Openjpeg — versions openjpeg 2.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27845?
- CVE-2020-27845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Outside In Technology, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27845?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27845 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.