CVE-2017-12944

High

Description

The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLibtiff
PublishedAug 18, 2017
First seenAug 18, 2017

How to fix

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libtiff libtiff4.0.8—

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CVE-2017-12944 · Libtiff · Dark Radar