What is CVE-2017-2811?

CVE-2017-2811 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakadu Software Sdk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-2811?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Kakadu Software Sdk

CVE-2017-2811

A code execution vulnerability exists in the Kakadu SDK 7.9's parsing of compressed JPEG 2000 images. A specially crafted JPEG 2000 file can be read by the program, and can lead to an out of bounds write causing an exploitable condition to arise.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kakadu Software Sdk — versions 7.9 - OSX & Linux
Kakadusoftware Kakadu_sdk — versions 7.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2811?: CVE-2017-2811 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakadu Software Sdk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-2811?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.