CVE-2020-36280: High severity leptonica vulnerability

Published Mar 12, 2021
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Updated

Leptonica before 1.80.0 allows a heap-based buffer over-read in pixReadFromTiffStream, related to tiffio.c.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Leptonica Leptonica<1.80.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33

Event History

Mar 12, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36280?

CVE-2020-36280 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for heap-based buffer over-reads.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-36280?

To fix CVE-2020-36280, upgrade Leptonica to version 1.80.0 or later.

3

Which versions of Leptonica are affected by CVE-2020-36280?

CVE-2020-36280 affects all versions of Leptonica prior to 1.80.0.

4

Can CVE-2020-36280 lead to any exploitations?

Yes, CVE-2020-36280 can potentially be exploited to cause application crashes or unexpected behavior.

5

Does CVE-2020-36280 affect any Fedora versions?

CVE-2020-36280 is relevant to Fedora versions 32 and 33 due to their use of Leptonica.

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