CVE-2017-12944
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-12944 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-08-18 15:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-770
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-3602-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 2725 – tiff2pdf: huge memory allocation with input JPEG compressed file with huge stripbytecount | CONFIRM | bugzilla.maptools.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4100-1 tiff | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| USN-3606-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.