High severity · published Aug 30, 2017
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
8.8
CVSS
4.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.4% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openjpeg · Uclouvain
before 2.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14039
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14039
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550
Patch
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507e
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
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