CVE-2017-11118 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenExif 2.1.4, specifically within the ExifImageFile::readImage function. An attacker can trigger an infinite loop and high CPU consumption by providing a specially crafted JPG file to a system processing images with the affected library. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openexif_project:openexif:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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