CVE-2017-17942
published 2017-12-28CVE-2017-17942: In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
PriorityP336high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.41%
82.0th percentile
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | tiff | < tiff 4.0.6-3 (bookworm) | tiff 4.0.6-3 (bookworm) |
| libtiff | libtiff | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8LOW
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-pcrj-6r6v-pxpg: In LibTIFF 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-pcrj-6r6v-pxpg: In LibTIFF 4
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
OSV
CVE-2017-17942: In LibTIFF 4
osv·2017-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17942: In LibTIFF 4
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Red Hat
libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
vendor_redhat·2017-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CWE-125 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: libtiff (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-17942: tiff - In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBit...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17942: tiff - In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBit...
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.0.6-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.0.6-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.0.6-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.0.6-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.0.6-3)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17942 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17942 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-17942 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affe
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17942 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
bugzilla·2017-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17942 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
CVE-2017-17942 libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
A flaw was foung in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c that could lead to information disclosure and denial of service.
Upstream bug:
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2767
Discussion:
Created libtiff tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1529528]
Created mingw-libtiff tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-7 [bug 1529526]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1529525]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17942 mingw-libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17942 mingw-libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-17942 mingw-libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE:
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17942 mingw-libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [epel-7]
bugzilla·2017-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-17942 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17942 mingw-libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [epel-7]
CVE-2017-17942 mingw-libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussion:
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2017-12-28
Published