CVE details
CVE-2020-27824
A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder in the opj_dwt_calc_explicit_stepsizes() function. This flaw allows an attacker who can supply crafted input to decomposition levels to cause a buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- Score
- 5.5 medium
- Published
- 2021-05-13
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| graphics/openjpeg15 | openjpeg15 | 1.5.2_5 | unaddressed | sunpoet@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>openjpeg15</name>
<range><lt>2.4.0</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>A flaw was found in OpenJPEG’s encoder in the
opj_dwt_calc_explicit_stepsizes() function. This flaw allows an
attacker who can supply crafted input to decomposition levels to cause
a buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to
system availability.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2020-27824</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27824</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2021-05-13</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>