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CVE-2020-15389 json

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…

published 2020-06-29 6 y ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7384 , JLSEC-2026-534

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • julia OpenJpeg_jll 2.4.0+0
  • openjpeg2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15389

  • openjpeg2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
  • openjpeg2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1
  • openjpeg2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1
  • openjpeg2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.3.1-1ubuntu5

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15389

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  • openjpeg2 RHEL 8 2.4.0-4.el8
  • openjpeg2-tools RHEL 8 2.4.0-4.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:4251

  • openjpeg SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +19 more 1.5.2-150000.4.5.1
  • openjpeg2 SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15 +20 more 2.3.0-150000.3.5.1
  • openjpeg2 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +10 more 2.1.0-4.15.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1296-1SUSE-SU-2022:1252-1SUSE-SU-2022:1129-1

  • openjpeg2 AlmaLinux 8 2.4.0-4.el8
  • openjpeg2-tools AlmaLinux 8 2.4.0-4.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2021:4251

  • openjpeg2 Rocky Linux 8 2.4.0-4.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2021:4251

  • openjpeg Alpine 3.11, Alpine 3.10 2.3.1-r4
  • openjpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +10 more 2.3.1-r5
  • openjpeg Alpine 3.9 2.3.0-r6

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-15389

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  • openjpeg2 Arch Linux 2.4.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1339

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-15389 updated cvss 6.5

openjpeg: use-after-free and double-free via a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openjpeg, openjpeg-libs
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openjpeg2, openjpeg2-tools
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) openjpeg2-tools 2.4.0-4.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) openjpeg2 2.4.0-4.el8, openjpeg2-tools 2.4.0-4.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:4251
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openjpeg, openjpeg-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
OSV 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia OpenJpeg_jll
<2.4.0+0
2.4.0+0

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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