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01 Record

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 read by the program and can lead to an out of bounds write

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 72.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-04-24 19:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 18:59Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-12-01
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
54d30c125101fc6e2df209af752fa7d68de562bb47bc61bac2065a762bf90e5b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Kakadu SoftwareKakadu SDK7.9 - OSX & Linux—

06 References