Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.3.0-1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.17% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-OPENJPEG2-345789
  • published30 Aug 2017
  • disclosed30 Aug 2017

Introduced: 30 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-14039  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 openjpeg2 to version 2.3.0-1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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