libtiff: Out of bounds read in _TIFFVGetField
Published May 22, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.00%
Description
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
Affected products
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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 6
opencv
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
opencv
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qt
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 6 | opencv | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | opencv | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qt | 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:N/I:N/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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.00% (0.07000) | 93.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.00% (0.07000) | 93.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 14, 2026 | 2.82% (0.02824) | 86.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04347) | 88.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 6.36% (0.06358) | 90.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02559) | 84.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.90% (0.06904) | 94.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 6.90% (0.06904) | 93.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.42% (0.07417) | 93.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 94.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 93.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.09th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 92.67th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98594 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9147 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1454655 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9147
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9147
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98594 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9147 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1454655 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9147 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9147 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42301/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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