Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.3.0-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.25% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENJPEG2-345803
  • 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 Debian:unstable openjpeg2 to version 2.3.0-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2 package and not the openjpeg2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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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