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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff — versions 4.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (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.