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CVE-2020-8112 json

opj_t1_clbl_decode_processor in openjp2/t1.c in OpenJPEG 2.3.1 through 2020-01-28 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the qmfbid==1 case, a…

published 2020-01-28 6 y ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2020-29023 , JLSEC-2026-544

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

opj_t1_clbl_decode_processor in openjp2/t1.c in OpenJPEG 2.3.1 through 2020-01-28 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the qmfbid==1 case, a different issue than CVE-2020-6851.

Patch / fix

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8112

  • 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
  • ghostscript Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
  • ghostscript Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8112

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • openjpeg2 RHEL 8 2.3.1-3.el8_1
  • openjpeg2-tools RHEL 8 2.3.1-3.el8_1
  • openjpeg2 RHEL 7 2.3.1-3.el7_7
  • openjpeg2-tools RHEL 7 2.3.1-3.el7_7
  • openjpeg2 RHEL 8.0 E4S 2.3.0-10.el8_0
  • openjpeg2-tools RHEL 8.0 E4S 2.3.0-10.el8_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0570RHSA-2020:0569RHSA-2020:0550

  • 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

  • openjpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 2.3.1-r3
  • openjpeg Alpine 3.8 2.3.0-r4
  • openjpeg Alpine 3.9 2.3.0-r5

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-8112

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  • openjpeg2 Azure Linux 3.0 2.3.1-12

azure linux advisories AZL-44577

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

  • 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-2020-8112 updated cvss 8.8

openjpeg: heap-based buffer overflow in pj_t1_clbl_decode_processor in openjp2/t1.c

  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) openjpeg2-tools 2.3.1-3.el8_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) openjpeg2 2.3.1-3.el8_1, openjpeg2-tools 2.3.1-3.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0570
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) openjpeg2 2.3.0-10.el8_0, openjpeg2-tools 2.3.0-10.el8_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0569
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openjpeg2 2.3.1-3.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openjpeg2-tools 2.3.1-3.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openjpeg2 2.3.1-3.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openjpeg2-tools 2.3.1-3.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openjpeg2 2.3.1-3.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openjpeg2-tools 2.3.1-3.el7_7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openjpeg2 2.3.1-3.el7_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openjpeg2-tools 2.3.1-3.el7_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0550
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openjpeg, openjpeg-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openjpeg, openjpeg-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1231 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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