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CVE-2017-17095

Published: 2 December 2017

tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
proposed patch in upstream bug
we will not be fixing this issue in precise/esm

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (4.0.8-5ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/9171da596c88e6a2dadcab4a3a89dddd6e1b4655

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H