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
EPSS: 0.039 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.3.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, 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.