CVE-2017-9815

In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-06-22

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-772

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Libtiff (Libtiff)

References

• http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2682
• http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99235
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/