# CVE-2020-12268: jbig2\_image\_compose in jbig2\_image.c in Artifex jbig2dec before 0.18 has a heap-based buffer overflow.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/jbig2dec/compare/0.17...0.18
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20332
- https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/jbig2dec/commit/0726320a4b55078e9d8deb590e477d598b3da66e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00023.html

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