openjpeg: Stack-buffer overflow in the pgxtovolume function
Published Dec 8, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.13%
Description
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume function in jp3d/convert.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openjpeg | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of openjpeg as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, as they did not include support for jp3d.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/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 2, 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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05135) | 92.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05135) | 91.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03921) | 87.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.37% (0.02371) | 83.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.74% (0.07737) | 86.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.76% (0.02757) | 85.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 87.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 2.25% (0.02254) | 88.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 88.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01534) | 85.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 85.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.72% (0.01716) | 85.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01485) | 84.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01310) | 83.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 85.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 84.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.69% (0.03693) | 83.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.69% (0.03693) | 66.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 63.11th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 62.77th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 80.52th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17480 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525088 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17480
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17480
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17480 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525088 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17480 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17480 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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