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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.2.0
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-con… (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.