CVE-2020-15389

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 29, 2020 at 08:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxOutside In TechnologyOpenjpeg

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

jp2/opj_decompress.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.1 has a use-after-free that can be triggered if there is a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor. Triggering a double-free may also be possible. This is related to calling opj_image_destroy twice.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1261
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://pastebin.com/4sDKQ7U8
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4882

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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