Resource exhaustion in Libtiff
CVE-2017-12944
The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.
EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12944?
- CVE-2017-12944 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12944?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.