CVE-2017-14039
High
CVE-2017-14039
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.
Exploit probability
4.4%
Published
August 30, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-14039
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507e
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26