CVE-2017-17480

Name: CVE-2017-17480
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-12-08T19:29:00.227+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 5.13%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17480 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume function in jp3d/convert.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.. EPSS estimates a 5.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtovolume function in jp3d/convert.c. 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

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

5.13%

91.3th 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
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04

References

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 8, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-17480?

How severe is CVE-2017-17480?

CVE-2017-17480 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17480?

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Source: NVD / NIST