SB2017040906 - Division by zero in LibTIFF
Published: April 9, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017040906
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7598)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.