CVE-2017-11115 — 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

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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 Jul 31, 2017

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.98%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.98% 0.00982

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00982

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.98% (0.00982)	60.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.98% (0.00982)	60.76th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.17% (0.00169)	54.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 16, 2023	0.17% (0.00169)	53.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.14% (0.00145)	49.78th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.08% (0.00083)	33.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.98% (0.00976)	26.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.98% (0.00976)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (2)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/77
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/openexif/bugs/18/
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/77		x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/openexif/bugs/18/		x_refsource_MISC

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 31, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jul 9, 2017

Link CVE-2017-11115

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-11115

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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