CVE-2017-9815
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.0.8-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.8-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.8-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.0.8-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.0.8-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 4.0.7 | |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2682
- http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99235
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9815.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9815
CWEs
CWE-772
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