7.5High
Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2020-6851
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.
What this means for your business
- It affects Uclouvain Openjpeg. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 5% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 91% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Uclouvain Openjpeg, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2020-01-13
- Last modified
- 2026-09-22
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg- 2.3.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora30, 31
- Debian Debian Linux8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux8.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus7.7, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus7.7, 8.2, 8.4
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus7.7, 8.2, 8.4
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation7.0
- Oracle Georaster18c
- Oracle Outside In Technology8.5.4, 8.5.5
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0274
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0296
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1228
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LACIIDDCKZJEPKTTFILSOSBQL7L3FC6V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBRMI2D3XPVWKE3V52KRBW7BJVLS5LD3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/22/6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0274
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0296
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1228