high7.5
CVE-2017-12944
The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Impact
The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libtiff | Libtiff | Version 4.0.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100