openjpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow in opj_mqc_flush in mqc.c
Published Sep 5, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.16%
Description
An off-by-one error was discovered in opj_tcd_code_block_enc_allocate_data in lib/openjp2/tcd.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow affecting opj_mqc_flush in lib/openjp2/mqc.c and opj_t1_encode_cblk in lib/openjp2/t1.c) or possibly remote code execution.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.16% (0.05156) | 92.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.16% (0.05156) | 91.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 69.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01846) | 71.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00741) | 71.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00972) | 84.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00972) | 83.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00972) | 81.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00948) | 81.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 80.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 78.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 84.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 2, 2022 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 82.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.16% (0.03161) | 82.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.16% (0.03161) | 65.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.38% (0.03375) | 66.63th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.38% (0.03375) | 66.31th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.38% (0.03375) | 81.66th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.38% (0.03375) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100633 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14151 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/16/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_mqc_flush-mqc-c/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487390 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/afb308b9ccbe129608c9205cf3bb39bbefad90b9 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/982 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14151
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14151
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100633 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14151 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/16/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_mqc_flush-mqc-c/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487390 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/afb308b9ccbe129608c9205cf3bb39bbefad90b9 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/982 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14151 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14151 |
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