6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-9403
TIFF Memory Leak Denial of Service
Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.7, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array in tif_dirread.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9403 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libtiff libtiff
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-9403.

URL Resource
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-9403 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9403 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-772
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 Issue Tracking http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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.

0.26 }} 0.00%

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0.61587

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