Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2017-14040
An invalid write access was discovered in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0, triggering a crash in the tgatoimage function. The vulnerability may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.2.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14040?
- CVE-2017-14040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14040?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.