CVE-2017-9147

MEDIUM

LibTIFF 4.0.7 - Out-of-bounds Read in _TIFFVGetField

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-9147. PoCs published by zhangtan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup detailing an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in LibTIFF's tiffsplit utility, specifically in the _TIFFVGetField function. The vulnerability leads to a segmentation fault due to an invalid memory read when processing a malformed TIFF file.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by zhangtan · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301

This is a writeup detailing an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in LibTIFF's tiffsplit utility, specifically in the _TIFFVGetField function. The vulnerability leads to a segmentation fault due to an invalid memory read when processing a malformed TIFF file.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LibTIFF 4.0.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A malformed TIFF file to trigger the out-of-bounds read
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98594
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0700
EPSS Percentile 93.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
libtiff/libtiff 4.0.7
Published May 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026