CVE-2017-17095

Summary

CVECVE-2017-17095
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-02 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptiontools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202003-25) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
USN-3606-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Bug 2750 – There is a heap buffer overflow in the pal2rgb tool of the tiff library. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a heap based buffer overflow. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Exploit, Issue Tracking
oss-security - libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow bug in pal2rgb(pal2rgb.c) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
LibTIFF CVE-2017-17095 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 2009-1] tiff security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4349-1 tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
LibTIFF pal2rgb 4.0.9 - Heap Buffer Overflow - Linux dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500701 Alpine Linux Security Update for tiff
  • 504470 Alpine Linux Security Update for tiff
  • 751716 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2022:0480-1)
  • 751721 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2022:0496-1)
  • 751752 OpenSUSE Security Update for tiff (openSUSE-SU-2022:0480-1)
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