libtiff: Reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd()
Published Aug 29, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.25%
Description
There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
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:R/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:M/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02250) | 82.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02250) | 80.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 58.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 78.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 77.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 75.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 70.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2728 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100524 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13727 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488887 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13727
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13727
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2728 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13727 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488887 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13727 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13727 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.