CVE-2017-14041

Name: CVE-2017-14041
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-08-30T22:29:00.297+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 5.65%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14041 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.. EPSS estimates a 5.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in bin/jp2/convert.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

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

5.65%

92.0th 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/100555Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pgxtoimage-convert-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e5285319229a5d77bf316bb0d3a6cbd3cb8666d9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/997Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100555Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-stack-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-pgxtoimage-convert-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/e5285319229a5d77bf316bb0d3a6cbd3cb8666d9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/997Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14041?

How severe is CVE-2017-14041?

CVE-2017-14041 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14041?

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Source: NVD / NIST