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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-17479

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in jpwl/convert.c.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.15%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in jpwl/convert.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.15% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
uclouvain/openjpeg
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.