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CVE-2017-17479

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17479 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 2.3.0, specifically within the pgxtoimage function in jpwl/convert.c, affecting uclouvain openjpeg. This vulnerability, rated 9.8 CRITICAL, allows for an out-of-bounds write, potentially leading to remote denial of service or remote code execution without user interaction. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0415 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

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-2017-17479Moderate

openjpeg: Stack-buffer overflow in the pgxtoimage function

Dec 8, 2017

References

github.com / uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1044
Third Party Advisory