CVE-2017-14151

Name: CVE-2017-14151
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-09-05T16:29:00.213+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 5.16%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14151 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An off-by-one error was discovered in opj_tcd_code_block_enc_allocate_data in lib/openjp2/tcd.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow affecting opj_mqc_flush in lib/openjp2/mqc.c and opj_t1_encode_cblk in lib/openjp2/t1.c) or possibly remote code execution.. EPSS estimates a 5.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An off-by-one error was discovered in opj_tcd_code_block_enc_allocate_data in lib/openjp2/tcd.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow affecting opj_mqc_flush in lib/openjp2/mqc.c and opj_t1_encode_cblk in lib/openjp2/t1.c) 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

5.16%

91.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

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/100633Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/16/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_mqc_flush-mqc-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/afb308b9ccbe129608c9205cf3bb39bbefad90b9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/982Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100633Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/16/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_mqc_flush-mqc-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/afb308b9ccbe129608c9205cf3bb39bbefad90b9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/982Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 5, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14151?

How severe is CVE-2017-14151?

CVE-2017-14151 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST