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CVE-2020-27842

There's a flaw in openjpeg's t2 encoder in versions prior to 2.4.0. An attacker ...

Medium CVSS 5.5

Overview

There's a flaw in openjpeg's t2 encoder in versions prior to 2.4.0. An attacker who is able to provide crafted input to be processed by openjpeg could cause a null pointer dereference. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

CWE: CWE-125 Published: 2021-01-05T18:15:14.020
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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