Out-of-bounds write in openjpeg (Alpine package)

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU33224

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14039

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openjpeg (Alpine package): 2.2.0-r0 - 2.2.0-r3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:openjpeg_alpine_package:2.2.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:openjpeg_alpine_package:2.2.0-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.3
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:openjpeg_alpine_package:2.2.0-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5b27b635acbe69cadaffce1fbe4b69d8256c1315
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=63abfe33f12495cf5ac86d5fd590f018538d33b1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6dd49eeff4953456d2d668b4e7653967a44a4972
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=689783c89a5d3978325fa090adf406be0236eb0a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=89fe29bbad9afaa38e91399e623b77a726e77594
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=37d59f95fa16221526cc7b2b0c49ccb6556b8697

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.