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CVE-2017-16232

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonst…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.4%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101696 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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