What is CVE-2017-11118?

CVE-2017-11118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openexif Project, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11118?

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

Vulnerability in Openexif Project

CVE-2017-11118

The ExifImageFile::readImage function in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted jpg file.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11118?: CVE-2017-11118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openexif Project, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11118?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.