CVE-2017-14040

Description

An invalid write access was discovered in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0, triggering a crash in the tgatoimage function. The vulnerability may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/ vdb entry third party advisory patch
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14040?
CVE-2017-14040 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14040?
To fix CVE-2017-14040, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14040 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14040 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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