CVE-2017-17095

8.8 HIGH

Published: December 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2750

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/30/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102124

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-25

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43322/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2750