What is CVE-2017-14281?

CVE-2017-14281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2017-14281?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-14281

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .jb2 file, related to "Data from Faulting Address is used as one or more arguments in a subsequent Function Call starting at jbig2dec+0x00000000000090f1."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Xnview — versions 2.40
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14281?: CVE-2017-14281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-14281?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.