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CVE-2017-14731 json

ofx_proc_file in ofx_preproc.cpp in LibOFX 0.9.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and app…

published 2017-09-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6228

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ofx_proc_file in ofx_preproc.cpp in LibOFX 0.9.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by an ofxdump call.

Patch / fix

  • libofx Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:0.9.11-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14731

  • libofx Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14731

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libofx SLED 12 SP3, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 0.9.9-3.7.1
  • libofx SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 0.9.0-3.7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2064-1SUSE-SU-2018:2045-1

  • libofx Arch Linux 0.9.13-1

arch linux advisories AVG-536

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-14731 updated cvss 3.3

libofx: Heap-based buffer over-read in the ofx_proc_file function

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/libofx/libofx/issues/10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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