Input validation error in LibTIFF - CVE-2017-7594
Published: April 9, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33706
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7594
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7594
Install update from vendor's website.