Vulnerability in Libtiff
CVE-2017-13726
There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectorySec() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff — versions 4.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100524 (vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13726?
- CVE-2017-13726 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13726?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.