What is CVE-2017-11116?

CVE-2017-11116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openexif Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11116?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Openexif Project

CVE-2017-11116

The ExifImageFile::readDQT function in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted jpg file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openexif_project Openexif — versions 2.1.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11116?: CVE-2017-11116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openexif Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11116?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.