CVE-2017-14931
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to...
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 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
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14931- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.
- Record
CVE-2017-14931- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6408 No score
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6408- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xffr-6c2m-hg6j
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to...
ExifImageFile::readDQT in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.
- Record
GHSA-xffr-6c2m-hg6j- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14931 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Openexif Project Openexif, published September 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.