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.
Published: 2017-08-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1093-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4100-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-4468 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3602-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3606-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:07.225Z

Reserved: 2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12944

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-18T15:29:00.247

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12944

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-08-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12944 - Bugzilla

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