CVE-2017-11118 — The ExifImageFile::readImage function in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted jpg file

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The ExifImageFile::readImage function in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted jpg file

Published Jul 31, 2017

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.93%

Description

The ExifImageFile::readImage function in ExifImageFileRead.cpp in OpenExif 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted jpg file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.93% 0.00933

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

EPSS probability 0.00933

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 (9 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.93% (0.00933)	59.28th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.93% (0.00933)	59.17th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.11% (0.00112)	45.15th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.11% (0.00112)	43.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00092)	37.70th	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-835

References (2)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/77
x_refsource_MISCMailing 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_MISCMailing 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-2017-11118

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-11118

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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