CVE-2017-14039

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

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Uclouvain: Openjpeg · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Uclouvain Openjpeg	Before 2.3.0

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (12)

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 AdvisoryVDB 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

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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