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CVE-2017-16232

Published: Mar 17, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-772
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.8%
Top 9.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-772

Affected Products

libtifflibtiffOSS Libraries
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise desktopsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serversuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise software development kitsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libtiffoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libtiff project
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html
packetstormsecurity.com
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 17, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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