CVE-2017-2811 — A code execution vulnerability exists in the Kakadu SDK 7

A code execution vulnerability exists in the Kakadu SDK 7.9's parsing of compressed JPEG 2000 images. 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.

01What is this vulnerability?

A code execution vulnerability exists in the Kakadu SDK 7.9's parsing of compressed JPEG 2000 images. 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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kakadu Software	Kakadu SDK	7.9 - OSX & Linux

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-04-24T19:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T20:06:25.533Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100141
• www.talosintelligence.com — https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0308