CVE-2017-17479

moderate-risk
Published 2017-12-08

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.

Do I need to act?

~
5.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Uclouvain

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal