CVE-2017-14040: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-14040 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 30-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.76% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- openjpeg2< 2.3.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
- openjpeg< 2.2.0-r2 | < 2.2.0-r0
Ubuntu1 product
- openjpeg2< 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1 | < 2.3.0-1
Uclouvain1 product
- openjpeg2.2.0
4 vendors · 5 products
References
9 links- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c/X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryREPORT
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory