Denial of Service Vulnerability in LibTIFF by EcoGraphics
CVE-2017-10688

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Libtiff

Status
Libtiff
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 June 2017

What is CVE-2017-10688?

The vulnerability exists in LibTIFF version 4.0.8 within the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array function located in tif_dirwrite.c. A specially crafted input can trigger an assertion abort, which results in a remote denial of service attack. This could potentially lead to service disruptions for applications relying on LibTIFF for handling TIFF files.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99359
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42299/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

EPSS Score

6% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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