Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-14631 is a memory-safety flaw in sam2p 0.49.3, an image conversion tool. A malformed PCX image could trigger a heap-based buffer overflow during parsing. Business urgency depends on whether sam2p processes untrusted images in automated workflows.
Executive priority
Prioritize investigation if sam2p is used in production file-processing pipelines. If absent or limited to trusted offline use, business urgency is lower but documentation should still note the exposure decision.
Technical view
The CVE describes an integer signedness error in pcxLoadRaster in in_pcx.cpp in sam2p 0.49.3, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The provided record has no CVSS score, CWE, CPE, patch statement, or confirmed affected range beyond 0.49.3.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where sam2p 0.49.3 is installed and used to convert PCX files from users, email, uploads, archives, or other untrusted sources.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Practical exploitation would require a vulnerable sam2p workflow to parse a malicious PCX file; impact is not fully characterized in the record.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE identifies the vulnerable function and bug class, but provides no CVSS, CWE, CPE, exploit status, or explicit fix. Avoid broad claims about versions or impact without upstream confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Check upstream sam2p guidance and issue history for fixed versions or recommended changes.
- Remove sam2p from untrusted image-processing paths if it is not required.
- Restrict PCX ingestion to trusted sources until remediation is confirmed.
- Run image conversion in a sandboxed, least-privilege environment.
- Monitor conversion jobs for crashes or abnormal memory failures.
Validation and detection
- Inventory hosts, containers, and build images for sam2p installations.
- Confirm whether any installed sam2p version is 0.49.3.
- Map workflows that process PCX or user-supplied image files.
- Review logs for sam2p crashes during PCX processing.
- Verify compensating controls around file upload and conversion services.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/14CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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