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CVE-2017-2812
A code execution vulnerability exists in the kdu_buffered_expand function of the Kakadu SDK 7.9. A specially crafted JPEG 2000 file can be…
High8.8EPSS 1.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- talos
Description
A code execution vulnerability exists in the kdu_buffered_expand function of the Kakadu SDK 7.9. A specially crafted JPEG 2000 file can be read by the program and can lead to an out of bounds write causing an exploitable condition to arise.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- remote code execution
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 7.9 - OSX & Linux
References (2)
- 100140 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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