#VU69586 Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2017-9937
Published: November 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69586
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9937
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.