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CVE-2017-14040
An invalid write access was discovered in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG...
Vulnerability Description
An invalid write access was discovered in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0, triggering a crash in the tgatoimage function. The vulnerability may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
openjpeg, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.0, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 30th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.