UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17479

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17479
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17479.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17479
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Published
2017-12-08T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:46:37Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / openjpeg

Package

Name
openjpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openjpeg@1.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3+dfsg-4.6ubuntu2
1.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpeg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpeg2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3+dfsg-4.7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "openjpeg-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / openjpeg2

Package

Name
openjpeg2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openjpeg2@2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-2.1
2.1.0-2.1ubuntu0.1
2.1.2-1.1+deb9u2build0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp2-7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp2-7-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp2-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp3d-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp3d7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip-dec-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip-viewer"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip7"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openjpeg

Package

Name
openjpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openjpeg@1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.5.2-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpeg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpeg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpeg5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "openjpeg-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "openjpip-dec-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "openjpip-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "openjpip-viewer"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.5.2-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "openjpip-viewer-xerces"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / openjpeg2

Package

Name
openjpeg2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openjpeg2@2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.0-1
2.3.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp2-7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp2-7-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp2-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp3d-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjp3d7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip-dec-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip-viewer"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libopenjpip7"
        }
    ]
}