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title: "CVE-2017-14152\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-14152

Publication date 5 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14152?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A mishandled zero case was discovered in opj\_j2k\_set\_cinema\_parameters in
lib/openjp2/j2k.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an
out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based
buffer overflow affecting opj\_write\_bytes\_LE in lib/openjp2/cio.c and
opj\_j2k\_write\_sot in lib/openjp2/j2k.c) or possibly remote code execution.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14152?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openjpeg | 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| openjpeg2 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.17.04.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 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-2017-14152?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [ccdm94](https://launchpad.net/~ccdm94)

the fix for this CVE is incomplete, resulting in the vulnerability
related to CVE-2017-14164.

### 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 |
| --- | --- |
| openjpeg | * Upstream:   [4241ae6](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/4241ae6fbbf1de9658764a80944dc8108f2b4154) |
| openjpeg2 | * Upstream:   [4241ae6](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/4241ae6fbbf1de9658764a80944dc8108f2b4154) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14152)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14152)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-14152)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14152)

### Other references

* <https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/16/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_write_bytes_le-cio-c/>
* <https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/4241ae6fbbf1de9658764a80944dc8108f2b4154>
* <https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/985>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14152>