Is CVE-2020-27814 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-27814 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-27814?

CVE-2020-27814 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-27814?

CVE-2020-27814 has an EPSS score of 2.01% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27814?

Upgrade openjpeg2 on debian 11 to 2.4.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-27814

HIGHEPSS 78th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A heap-buffer overflow was found in the way openjpeg2 handled certain PNG format files. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application crash or in some cases execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running such an application.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

openjpeg2Debian

Fixed in:2.4.0-1CVE-2020-27814

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14USN-4686-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14USN-4686-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14USN-4686-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14USN-4686-1

libopenjp2-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1USN-4880-1

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1USN-4685-1

libopenjp3d7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1USN-4880-1

Fixed in:2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1USN-4685-1

libopenjpip7Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1USN-4880-1

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1USN-4685-1

openjpeg2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1USN-4880-1

Fixed in:2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1USN-5952-1

Fixed in:2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1USN-4685-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-26256	High	7.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-25687	Medium	5.9	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-3459	High	8.8	86%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21017	High	8.8	86%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-25683	Medium	5.9	86%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.