Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg

CVE-2017-17479

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in jpwl/convert.c. 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

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.040 (90.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-17479: held from 0.042 to 0.040.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.040 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17479?
CVE-2017-17479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Uclouvain Openjpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-17479?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-17479 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.