CVE-2017-17942
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17942
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17942.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 4.0.9 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-125
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.