libtiff: Mishandled memory allocation for short files in the TIFFReadDirEntryArray function
Published Aug 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.67%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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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
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02671) | 85.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02671) | 83.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 60.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 84.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 84.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 82.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.90th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.20th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 73.32th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12944 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487202 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12944
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12944
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12944 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487202 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12944 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12944 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
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