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CVE-2017-17479

Published: 8 December 2017

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in jpwl/convert.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
the commit which fixed this CVE also fixes CVE-2017-17480.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
openjpeg2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist

lunar Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.3.1-1ubuntu4)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.4.0-6)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-1)
upstream
Released (2.3.1, 2.3.0-2)
xenial
Released (2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-1)
Patches:

upstream: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1160/commits/0bc90e4062a5f9258c91eca018c019b179066c62
openjpeg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.3.1)
xenial
Released (1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
mantic Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1160/commits/0bc90e4062a5f9258c91eca018c019b179066c62

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H