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CVE-2020-12268 (GCVE-0-2020-12268)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-27 01:44 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:48
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Summary
jbig2_image_compose in jbig2_image.c in Artifex jbig2dec before 0.18 has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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