5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-5849
Netpbm TIFFRGBAImageGet Denial of Service
Description

tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted tiff image file, related to transposing width and height values.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5849 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Netpbm_project netpbm

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5849 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5849 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AF42A624FXVY3BYBHMAO6F2X7EJYHQE2/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LDK3BDMKIQL2NQ3SJZXPBEN2LSOUSSEE/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LDK3BDMKIQL2NQ3SJZXPBEN2LSOUSSEE/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AF42A624FXVY3BYBHMAO6F2X7EJYHQE2/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.47.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netpbm_project:netpbm:10.47.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96011 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AF42A624FXVY3BYBHMAO6F2X7EJYHQE2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AF42A624FXVY3BYBHMAO6F2X7EJYHQE2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2655 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2655 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2654 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2654 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LDK3BDMKIQL2NQ3SJZXPBEN2LSOUSSEE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LDK3BDMKIQL2NQ3SJZXPBEN2LSOUSSEE/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netpbm:netpbm:10.47.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.00%

score

0.58027

percentile

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