UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17479

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-17479
Downstream
USN-5664-1
Published: 08 Dec 2017, 19:29
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:20

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Dec 2017, 19:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the pgxtoimage function in jpwl/convert.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly remote code execution.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•openjpeg

    all | < 1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2

  • ubuntu•openjpeg2

    < 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1 | < 2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1

References (4)