CVE-2017-14041

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
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-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pgxtoimage-convert-c/ vdb entry third party advisory patch
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e5285319229a5d77bf316bb0d3a6cbd3cb8666d9 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100555 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/997 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14041?
CVE-2017-14041 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14041?
To fix CVE-2017-14041, 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-2017-14041 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14041 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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