VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-17480
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume function in jp3d/convert.c.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.13%). 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 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.13% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.