CVE-2017-11115 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ExifJpegHUFFTable::deriveTable function in ExifHuffmanTable.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted jpg file.

Published: 2017-07-31

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openexif_project:openexif:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-2752	The ExifJpegHUFFTable::deriveTable function in ExifHuffmanTable.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted jpg file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00268.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/77
https://sourceforge.net/p/openexif/bugs/18/

History

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Subscriptions

Openexif Project Openexif

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-31T13:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:57:57.642Z

Reserved: 2017-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-11115

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-31T13:29:00.427

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-11115

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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