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.
Published: 2017-12-08
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 5.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8641 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5664-1 OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.05764}

epss

{'score': 0.05624}


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Uclouvain Openjpeg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:31.572Z

Reserved: 2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17479

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-08T19:29:00.197

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-17479

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17479 - Bugzilla

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