CVE-2017-14040

Name: CVE-2017-14040
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-08-30T22:29:00.25+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 4.76%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14040 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

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

4.76%

90.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Uclouvain	Openjpeg	2.2.0
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/100553Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100553Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14040?

How severe is CVE-2017-14040?

CVE-2017-14040 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14040?

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Source: NVD / NIST