Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-9937
Potential exploit
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort resulting in a remote denial of service attack.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-9937
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9937
0.35%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 57 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-9937
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-9937
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-9937
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99304
LibTIFF 'tif_jbig.c' Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2707
Bug 2707 – There is a memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c of the libtiff library. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a abort in program.Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
[jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar - Pony Mail
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