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

Published 2017-09-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libbpg Project — versions 0.9.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/leonzhao7/vulnerability/blob/master/A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerabi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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.