CVE-2017-12944
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-12944
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-08-18T15:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12944 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12944 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:21:24 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 20:02:50 | 2017-08-18T15:29Z | 2017-08-18T15:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 20:02:50 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 20:02:50 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |