LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98594
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-9147
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 22 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 06 2017 09:05AM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.7 Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

LibTIFF is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

LibTIFF 4.0.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Bug 2693 - Out of bound read in _TIFFVGetField (tiffsplit) (LibTIFF)
  
• LibTIFF Homepage (LibTIFF)