CVE-2017-14039

8.8 HIGH

Published: August 30, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507e

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013