CVE-2017-17973

8.8 HIGH

Published: December 29, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/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=2769

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102331

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074318

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530912

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2769

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102331

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074318

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530912

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.6%

71th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Affected Vendors

libtiff

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