CVE-2017-9147 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 7% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-125 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibTIFF - '_TIFFVGetField (tiffsplit)' Out-of-Bounds Read | 2017-07-06 |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98594
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301/
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98594
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301/
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