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
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2664Issue Tracking
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95705Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2664Issue Tracking
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95705Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.