VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14039
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the opj_t2_encode_packet function in lib/openjp2/t2.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 4.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the opj_t2_encode_packet function in lib/openjp2/t2.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.35% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.