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TI-2020-09801 Aliases CVE-2020-12268GHSA-ccx8-28wr-3jgq

jbig2_image_compose in jbig2_image.c in Artifex jbig2dec before 0.18 has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

jbig2_image_compose in jbig2_image.c in Artifex jbig2dec before 0.18 has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0274 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.18VulnerableArtifex
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:jbig2dec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.18 Vulnerable ·Artifex
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:3043 Released 2020-07-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    jbig2dec security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) jbig2dec-0.14-4.el8_0, jbig2dec-libs-0.14-4.el8_0
  • RHSA-2020:2971 Released 2020-07-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    jbig2dec security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) jbig2dec-0.14-4.el8_1, jbig2dec-libs-0.14-4.el8_1
  • RHSA-2020:2897 Released 2020-07-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    jbig2dec security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) jbig2dec-0.14-4.el8_2, jbig2dec-libs-0.14-4.el8_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:2897
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0)Fixed RHSA-2020:3043
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2020:2971

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12268
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccx8-28wr-3jgq

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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