What is CVE-2017-14988?

CVE-2017-14988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openexr, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-14988?

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

Is CVE-2017-14988 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Openexr

CVE-2017-14988

Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th 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

Openexr — versions 2.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14988?: CVE-2017-14988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openexr, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-14988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14988 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.