SB2017040910 - Input validation error in LibTIFF
Published: April 9, 2017 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017040910
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7594)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSecTablesDcTable function in tif_ojpeg.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.