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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14164 · published 6 September 2017

CVE-2017-14164: Uclouvain openjpeg memory buffer overflow vulnerability

UUclouvain · Openjpeg

A size-validation issue was discovered in opj_j2k_write_sot in lib/openjp2/j2k.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow affecting opj_write_bytes_LE in lib/openjp2/cio.c) or possibly remote code execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-14152.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflowCWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A size-validation issue was discovered in opj_j2k_write_sot in lib/openjp2/j2k.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow affecting opj_write_bytes_LE in lib/openjp2/cio.c) or possibly remote code execution. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-14152.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100677 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_write_bytes_le-cio-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-20 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/dcac91b8c72f743bda7dbfa9032356bc8110098a ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/991 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100677 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_write_bytes_le-cio-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-20 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/dcac91b8c72f743bda7dbfa9032356bc8110098a ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/991 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14164), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.