Buffer overflow in Uclouvain Openjpeg
CVE-2017-17480
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume function in jp3d/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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.3.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17480?
- CVE-2017-17480 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-2017-17480?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-17480 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.