CVE-2017-2811 is a code execution vulnerability in Kakadu SDK 7.9, affecting its parsing of compressed JPEG 2000 images. A specially crafted JPEG 2000 file can trigger an out-of-bounds write, leading to an exploitable condition. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received minimal community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kakadusoftware:kakadu_sdk:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.