CVE-2017-16232
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.43% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · opensuse/leap · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.