SB2017102510 - Out-of-bounds write in openjpeg (Alpine package) 



SB2017102510 - Out-of-bounds write in openjpeg (Alpine package)

Published: October 25, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017102510
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14039)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the opj_t2_encode_packet function in lib/openjp2/t2.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.