libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in tools/pal2rgb.c can lead to denial of service
Published Dec 2, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.64%
Description
tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libtiff-0:4.0.9-34.el8_10
Fixed · RHSA-2025:4658
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
libtiff-0:4.4.0-10.el9
Fixed · RHSA-2023:6575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libtiff-0:4.0.9-34.el8_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4658 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | libtiff-0:4.4.0-10.el9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6575 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability is rated as moderate because it allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service through a heap-based buffer overflow, exploiting this flaw would crash the application, affecting availability without compromising system integrity. This vulnerability affects the pal2rgb executable which is part of the tools distributed with libtiff upstream, but shipped in libtiff-tools RPM package instead of libtiff package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution.
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
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Percentile over time
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Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.64% (0.10639) | 95.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.64% (0.10639) | 95.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 5.76% (0.05758) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.58% (0.03585) | 87.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 82.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 7, 2025 | 3.48% (0.03484) | 86.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.55% (0.08546) | 91.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.34% (0.10344) | 88.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.55% (0.08546) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.93% (0.05928) | 93.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 5.93% (0.05928) | 92.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.48% (0.06475) | 92.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 94.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 94.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 87.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.80% (0.11799) | 88.50th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.80% (0.11799) | 88.36th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 11.80% (0.11799) | 95.66th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 11.80% (0.11799) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2750 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/30/3 x_refsource_MISCMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102124 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17095 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524284 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17095
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-25 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17095
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43322/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2750 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/30/3 | x_refsource_MISCMailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102124 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17095 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524284 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17095 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-25 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17095 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43322/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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