CVE-2017-12982
The bmp_read_info_header function in bin/jp2/convertbmp.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0 does not reject headers with a zero biBitCount, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) in the opj_image_create function in…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The bmp_read_info_header function in bin/jp2/convertbmp.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0 does not reject headers with a zero biBitCount, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) in the opj_image_create function in lib/openjp2/image.c, related to the opj_aligned_alloc_n function in opj_malloc.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.77% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/14/openjpeg-memory-allocation-failure-in-opj_aligned_alloc_n-opj_malloc-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/baf0c1ad4572daa89caa3b12985bdd93530f0dd7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/983Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/14/openjpeg-memory-allocation-failure-in-opj_aligned_alloc_n-opj_malloc-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/baf0c1ad4572daa89caa3b12985bdd93530f0dd7Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/983Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.