libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in tiff2pdf
Published Jul 16, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.63%
Description
There is a heap based buffer overflow in tools/tiff2pdf.c of LibTIFF 4.0.8 via a PlanarConfig=Contig image, which causes a more than one hundred bytes out-of-bounds write (related to the ZIPDecode function in tif_zip.c). A crafted input may lead to a remote denial of service attack or an arbitrary code execution attack.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 89.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 88.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 71.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 73.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 71.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 85.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 85.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01209) | 83.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 82.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 82.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00839) | 79.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01159) | 82.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 84.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 12, 2022 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 82.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.16% (0.03161) | 82.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.16% (0.03161) | 65.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 50.81th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 50.31th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 77.69th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2715 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11335 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474356 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11335
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11335
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2715 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11335 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1474356 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11335 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11335 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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