CVE-2017-14039

Name: CVE-2017-14039
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-08-30T22:29:00.203+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 4.35%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14039 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

4.35%

90.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Uclouvain	Openjpeg	< 2.3.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_t2_encode_packet-t2-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c535531f03369623b9b833ef41952c62257b507eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/992Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 30, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14039?

How severe is CVE-2017-14039?

CVE-2017-14039 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14039?

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Source: NVD / NIST