# CVE-2017-14164: A size-validation issue was discovered in opj\_j2k\_write\_sot in lib/openjp2/j2k.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-26
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_write_bytes_le-cio-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-14152/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100677
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/dcac91b8c72f743bda7dbfa9032356bc8110098a
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/991

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