libtiff: Memory leak in the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function
Published Jun 22, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.58%
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 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
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 | 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 74.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 72.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 58.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 69.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 67.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 64.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 57.16th | 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 (9)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2682 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com.br/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html
- http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99235 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9815 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464449 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9815
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9815
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2682 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com.br/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html | ||
| http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99235 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9815 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464449 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9815 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9815 |
Change history (0)
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