---
title: "CVE-2014-7945\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7945?format=md
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# CVE-2014-7945

Publication date 22 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

OpenJPEG before r2908, as used in PDFium in Google Chrome before
40.0.2214.91, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(out-of-bounds read) via a crafted PDF document, related to j2k.c, jp2.c,
and t2.c.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7945?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vxl | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| chromium-browser | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 23.04 lunar | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 20.10 groovy | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu1.1120 |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.10.1.1110 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| gdcm | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| insighttoolkit4 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| openjpeg | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| openjpeg2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| oxide-qt | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7945?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

openjpeg2 refactored some of the code

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openjpeg2 | * Upstream:   [0b54006](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/0b540067b18a75af6a1640b2ffb8ceb5f08be6d2) * Upstream:   [f879671](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/f8796711e8d8e004d8b73929f0ff87c83abf0c76) * Upstream:   [3df347e](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/3df347eded5e0b690b1de72c48136ebbcfeef527) * Upstream:   [efb70af](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/efb70af001401c2cf3e9e60e308225ceb95ae9b6) * Upstream:   [0a3f234](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/0a3f234df7b95ca3ac7e3d3a3019d24cb4cf5a83) * Upstream:   [eb7c6d2](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/eb7c6d295aa77279b06d91c84b359f739a9e25bd) * Upstream:   [7256e43](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/7256e43c48ba5f7b1b8ee2927a52dc783a7ab3ed) * Upstream:   [e65303b](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e65303b90336b5ec22b3ccafddba731d1228f370) * Upstream:   [f126eb0](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/f126eb0d41f475ed80190c94a071f59839b9a205) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7945)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7945)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-7945)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7945)

### Other references

* <https://pdfium.googlesource.com/pdfium/+/767aebbef641a89498deebc29369a078207b4dcc>
* <https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=414310>
* <http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7945>
