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CVE-2017-14040

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14040 describes an invalid write access vulnerability in OpenJPEG 2.2.0, specifically within the tgatoimage function in bin/jp2/convert.c, affecting Debian and UCLouvain distributions of OpenJPEG. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0476 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: openjpeg
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: openjpeg

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14040Low

openjpeg: Invalid write access in bin/jp2/convert.c

Aug 31, 2017

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/08/28/openjpeg-invalid-memory-write-in-tgatoimage-convert-c
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2cd30c2b06ce332dede81cccad8b334cde997281
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/995
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-4013
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100553
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry