How severe is CVE-2017-14636?

CVE-2017-14636 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2017-14636 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (65th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2017-14636?

CVE-2017-14636 affects Sam2p Project Sam2p. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14636?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2017-14636 published?

CVE-2017-14636 was published on 2017-09-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2017-14636

CVE-2017-14636 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sam2p Project Sam2p with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-190.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v2: 7.5
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (65th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-190
Affected product: Sam2p Project Sam2p
Published: 2017-09-22
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Because of an integer overflow in sam2p 0.49.3, a loop executes 0xffffffff times, ending with an invalid read of size 1 in the Image::Indexed::sortPal function in image.cpp. However, this also causes memory corruption because of an attempted write to the invalid d[0xfffffffe] array element.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14636?: Because of an integer overflow in sam2p 0.49.3, a loop executes 0xffffffff times, ending with an invalid read of size 1 in the Image::Indexed::sortPal function in image.cpp. However, this also causes memory corruption because of an attempted write to the invalid d[0xfffffffe] array element.
How severe is CVE-2017-14636?: CVE-2017-14636 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2017-14636 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (65th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2017-14636?: CVE-2017-14636 affects Sam2p Project Sam2p. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14636?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2017-14636 published?: CVE-2017-14636 was published on 2017-09-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/14

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:sam2p_project:sam2p:0.49.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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