CVE-2017-17973

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2769	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102331	VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074318
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530912

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	DISPUTED In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue.	In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue

Information

Published : 2017-12-29 21:29

Updated : 2024-08-05 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-17973

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17973

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17973

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libtiff

libtiff

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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