CVE-2017-17942

HIGH

Libtiff - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2767
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102312

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 61.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
libtiff/libtiff 4.0.9
Published Dec 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026