CVE-2017-17942
Published: 28 December 2017
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | probably a dupe of CVE-2016-5319 as of 2021-02-24, no upstream fix |
ccdm94 | this CVE is considered by upstream as a duplicate of CVE-2016-5319, as per information on issue 2767 of its bugzilla. This has been marked by upstream as "won't fix# since bmp2tiff has been removed from libtiff starting on version 4.0.7. Therefore, there is no patch available for versions 4.0.6 and earlier. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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tiff Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.9-5)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.9-5)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.9-5)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.9-5)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(4.1.0+git191117-2build1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(4.1.0+git191117-2build1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4.1.0+git191117-2build1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.3.0-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.3.0-6)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(see notes, was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(see notes, was needed)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |