CVE-2017-12445

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Published 2017-08-17 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The JB2BitmapCoder::code_row_by_refinement function in jb2/bmpcoder.cpp in minidjvu 0.8 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted djvu file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12445

OS impact

OS	Version	Status
debian	bookworm	affected
debian	bullseye	affected
debian	forky	affected
debian	sid	affected
debian	trixie	affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
minidjvu_project	minidjvu	`0.8`

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100423
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12445

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.