What is CVE-2017-11115?

CVE-2017-11115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openexif Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11115?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Openexif Project

CVE-2017-11115

The ExifJpegHUFFTable::deriveTable function in ExifHuffmanTable.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted jpg file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openexif Project — versions 2.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

sourceforge.net/p/openexif/bugs/18/
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/77 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11115?: CVE-2017-11115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openexif Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11115?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.