libtiff: Divide-by-zero in tif_dirread.c
Published Apr 9, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.50%
Description
tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted image.
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: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: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 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02495) | 84.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02495) | 83.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04052) | 90.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02495) | 83.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04052) | 90.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02495) | 83.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04052) | 89.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02495) | 83.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04052) | 89.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02097) | 79.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 65.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 86.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 85.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00889) | 80.13th | 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://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97499 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7598 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/01/libtiff-multiple-ubsan-crashes x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441254 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7598
- 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-2017-7598
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97499 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7598 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/01/libtiff-multiple-ubsan-crashes | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441254 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7598 | ||
| 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-2017-7598 |
Change history (0)
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