CVE-2017-12982: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Aug 21 2017(Updated: )
Last updated 24 July 2024
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Uclouvain Openjpeg | <2.3.0 | |
| debian/openjpeg2 | 2.4.0-3 2.5.0-2 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/14/openjpeg-memory-allocation-failure-in-opj_aligned_alloc_n-opj_malloc-c/
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/baf0c1ad4572daa89caa3b12985bdd93530f0dd7
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/983
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-12982
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12982
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12982
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12982
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12982
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2017-12982?
The severity of CVE-2017-12982 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.
How does CVE-2017-12982 affect OpenJPEG versions?
CVE-2017-12982 affects OpenJPEG versions 2.2.0 up to, but not including, 2.3.0.
How can remote attackers exploit CVE-2017-12982?
Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2017-12982 by sending specially crafted headers with a zero biBitCount.
What is the remedy for CVE-2017-12982 in Ubuntu?
The remedy for CVE-2017-12982 in Ubuntu is to update OpenJPEG to version 2.3.0.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-12982?
You can find more information about CVE-2017-12982 in the references section of the vulnerability description.
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/type
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/remedy
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/references
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/trending
- vendor/uclouvain
- canonical/uclouvain openjpeg
- package-manager/debian