Vulnerability in Libtiff
CVE-2017-9403
In LibTIFF 4.0.7, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array in tif_dirread.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
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: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libtiff — versions 4.0.7
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9403?
- CVE-2017-9403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9403?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.