Denial of service in LibTIFF



Published: 2017-06-26 | Updated: 2022-11-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-9937
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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LibTIFF
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor LibTIFF

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU69586

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9937

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 4.0.0 - 4.0.8

External links

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2707


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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