Improper input validation in LibTIFF - CVE-2017-9147
Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7403
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9147
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exits due to invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted TIFF file and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exits due to invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted TIFF file and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
LibTIFF
Debian Linux
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
Debian Linux
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9147
Update to version 4.0.8-3.
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot - update to dsyte2z-9.65