CVE-2017-9815

MEDIUM

LibTIFF 4.0.7 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.

References (4)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 64.2%
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-772
Status published
Products (4)
libtiff/libtiff
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
n/a/n/a
Published Jun 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026