CVE-2017-9147
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
02 Description
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-05-22 18:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-05-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0da684bf4f1e5119b9c5af9e6dc4170c4bc801971397955f3966a30b4cdf9917
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3606-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- bugzilla.maptools.orghttp://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693
- www.exploit-db.com42301https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301/
- www.securityfocus.com98594http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98594
- www.debian.orgDSA-3903http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.