VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.37%). 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
- 5.37% probability · 92th percentile
- 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
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. Refreshed daily.