Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openjpeg package, versions <2.3.0-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.62% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-OPENJPEG-1927832
  • published8 Dec 2017
  • disclosed8 Dec 2017

Introduced: 8 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 openjpeg to version 2.3.0-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg package and not the openjpeg package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume function in jp3d/convert.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

CVSS Scores

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