CVE-2017-17479 (Critical) detected in openjpeg5875a6b44618fb7dfd5cd6d742533eaee2014060

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CVE-2017-17479 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - openjpeg5875a6b44618fb7dfd5cd6d742533eaee2014060

Official repository of the OpenJPEG project

Library home page: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg.git

Found in HEAD commit: 706b09e38f53ed9d9d022c131ae6564061484cfd

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/src/bin/jpwl/convert.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-12-08

URL: CVE-2017-17479

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-17479

Release Date: 2017-12-08

Fix Resolution: v2.3.1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.