Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2017-11335
There is a heap based buffer overflow in tools/tiff2pdf.c of LibTIFF 4.0.8 via a PlanarConfig=Contig image, which causes a more than one hundred bytes out-of-bounds write (related to the ZIPDecode function in tif_zip.c). A crafted input may lead to a remote denial of service attack or an arbitrary code execution attack.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.036 (88.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libtiff — versions 4.0.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11335?
- CVE-2017-11335 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11335?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.