HIGH
openjpeg: Invalid write access in bin/jp2/convert.c
Published Aug 30, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.76%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.76% 0.04765
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04765
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.76% (0.04765) | 91.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.76% (0.04765) | 90.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00577) | 66.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00804) | 82.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00804) | 81.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00804) | 79.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00669) | 76.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 47.92th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 76.51th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14040 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487361 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14040
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14040
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14040 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487361 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14040 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14040 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 30, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 30, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14040
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a