CVE-2017-14731

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Published 2017-09-25 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14731

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/libofx/libofx/issues/10

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201805-19

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
arch		fixed	`0.9.13-1`
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1:0.9.11-5`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1:0.9.11-5`
debian	forky	fixed	`1:0.9.11-5`
debian	sid	fixed	`1:0.9.11-5`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1:0.9.11-5`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libofx_project	libofx	`0.9.12`

References

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.