CVE-2017-17973

HIGH

LibTIFF 4.0.8 - Use-After-Free in t2p_writeproc

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2769
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074318
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102331
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530912

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0065
EPSS Percentile 71.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
libtiff/libtiff 4.0.8
Published Dec 29, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026