CVE-2017-14164

Name: CVE-2017-14164
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-09-06T18:29:00.193+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 5.44%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14164 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A size-validation issue was discovered in opj_j2k_write_sot in lib/openjp2/j2k.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_write_bytes_LE in lib/openjp2/cio.c) or possibly remote code execution. EPSS estimates a 5.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A size-validation issue was discovered in opj_j2k_write_sot in lib/openjp2/j2k.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_write_bytes_LE in lib/openjp2/cio.c) or possibly remote code execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-14152.

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

5.44%

91.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Uclouvain	Openjpeg	< 2.3.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100677Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_write_bytes_le-cio-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-14152/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/dcac91b8c72f743bda7dbfa9032356bc8110098aExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/991Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100677Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_write_bytes_le-cio-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-14152/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/dcac91b8c72f743bda7dbfa9032356bc8110098aExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/991Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 6, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14164?

How severe is CVE-2017-14164?

CVE-2017-14164 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14164?

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Source: NVD / NIST