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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-5563

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.30% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
libtiff/libtiff
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.