libtiff: Memory leak in TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array
Published Jun 2, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.7, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array in tif_dirread.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
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: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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01248) | 68.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01248) | 65.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 69.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 65.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 64.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 61.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 30.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9403 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458902 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9403
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9403
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2689 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9403 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458902 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9403 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9403 |
Change history (0)
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