#VU7405 Memory leak in LibTIFF - CVE-2017-9404

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7405

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9404

CWE-ID: CWE-401

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 cause DoS condition.

The weakness exits due to memory leak in the function OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSecTablesQTable in tif_ojpeg.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.

Mitigation
Update to version 4.0.8-3.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 4.0.7

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External links
https://github.com/bestshow/p0cs/blob/master/memory-leak-OJPEGReadHeaderInfoSecTablesQTable-tiff2ps-...

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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.