SB2017083127 - Out-of-bounds write in OpenJPEG
Published: August 31, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017083127
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14040)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995