Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg

CVE-2017-14041

A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (72.9th 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

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 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14041?
CVE-2017-14041 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-2017-14041?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.