Description
LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value.
Published: 2017-01-12
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3844-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14330 LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3212-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3212-4 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-02T20:56:40.762Z

Reserved: 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5225

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.558Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-12T11:59:00.133

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2017-5225

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-01-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5225 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses