libtiff: Left shift of unsigned char without a cast
Published Apr 9, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.95%
Description
The putagreytile function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a left-shift undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image.
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
| 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:L/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:N/I:N/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 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 1, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01951) | 79.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01951) | 77.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 42.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 79.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 1.00% (0.00997) | 83.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.00% (0.00997) | 81.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 75.06th | 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 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2658 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97510 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7592 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441240 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7592
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7592
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2658 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97510 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7592 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441240 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7592 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7592 |
Change history (0)
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