CVE-2020-36280: High severity leptonica vulnerability
Published Mar 12, 2021
·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
Remediation
Patch Available
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.