CVE-2017-17095 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.64% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-12-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibTIFF pal2rgb 4.0.9 - Heap Buffer Overflow | 2017-12-11 |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2750
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/30/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102124
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-25
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43322/
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2750
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/30/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102124
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-25
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43322/
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