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CVE-2017-9936

Published: 26 June 2017

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory leak in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a memory leak resulting in a remote denial of service attack.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
this will not be fixed in precise/esm

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.0.8-2)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8)
upstream
Released (4.0.8-2)
xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/fe8d7165956b88df4837034a9161dc5fd20cf67a

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H