CVE-2017-14232
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote...
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14232- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14232- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5741 No score
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5741- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv74-39qc-wvxg
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote...
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
- Record
GHSA-mv74-39qc-wvxg- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14232- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14232 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Flif, published August 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.