VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2812
A code execution vulnerability exists in the kdu_buffered_expand function of the Kakadu SDK 7.9.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A code execution vulnerability exists in the kdu_buffered_expand function of the Kakadu SDK 7.9. 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.45% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- kakadusoftware/kakadu sdk
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100140Broken Link
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0309Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100140Broken Link
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0309Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.