CVE-2017-14637: sam2p_project sam2p

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14637 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in sam2p_project sam2p. EPSS estimates a 1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 22-09-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In sam2p 0.49.3, there is an invalid read of size 2 in the parse_rgb function in in_xpm.cpp. However, this can also cause a write to an illegal address.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.