Vulnerability identifier: #VU15682

Vulnerability 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-2017-13727

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A specially crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 4.0.8

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External links
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2728
http://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100

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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.