libtiff: Heap-buffer overflow in LZWEncode tif_lzw.c
Published Jan 23, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.30%
Description
LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.
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
| 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 |
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:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.30% (0.03301) | 88.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.02998) | 85.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 61.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00538) | 77.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00538) | 76.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00538) | 73.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 61.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 35.19th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 34.49th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 74.60th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2664 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95705 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5563 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416109 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5563
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5563
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2664 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95705 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5563 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416109 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5563 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5563 |
Change history (0)
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