CVE-2017-9936
LibTIFF - 'tif_jbig.c' Denial of Service
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory leak in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a memory leak resulting in a remote denial of service attack.
En LibTIFF 4.0.8, hay una fuga de memoria en el archivo tif_jbig.c. Un archivo manipulado puede llevar a una fuga de memoria resultante en un ataque de denegación de servicio.
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2017-06-26 CVE Reserved
- 2017-06-26 CVE Published
- 2017-07-06 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2706 | Issue Tracking | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99300 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/143266 | 2017-07-06 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42300 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1 | 2019-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Libtiff Search vendor "Libtiff" | Libtiff Search vendor "Libtiff" for product "Libtiff" | 4.0.8 Search vendor "Libtiff" for product "Libtiff" and version "4.0.8" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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