What is CVE-2017-14734?

CVE-2017-14734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-14734?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libbpg Project

CVE-2017-14734

The build_msps function in libbpg.c in libbpg 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BPG file, related to hevc_decode_init1.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libbpg_project Libbpg — versions 0.9.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14734?: CVE-2017-14734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-14734?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.