libtiff: Heap-based buffer over-read in bmp2tiff
Published May 21, 2017
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.22%
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.6 and possibly other versions, the program processes BMP images without verifying that biWidth and biHeight in the bitmap-information header match the actual input, as demonstrated by a heap-based buffer over-read in bmp2tiff. NOTE: mentioning bmp2tiff does not imply that the activation point is in the bmp2tiff.c file (which was removed before the 4.0.7 release).
Affected products
-
- Version 4.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:L/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 v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 82.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 80.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 79.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 78.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 75.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 70.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2690 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98581 vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9117 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1456756 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/89
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9117
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9117
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2690 | ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98581 | vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9117 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1456756 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/89 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9117 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9117 |
Change history (0)
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