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title: "CVE-2017-7601\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-7601

Publication date 9 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7601?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

LibTIFF 4.0.7 has a "shift exponent too large for 64-bit type long"
undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other
impact via a crafted image.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7601?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tiff | 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7601?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

this will not be fixed in precise/esm

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| tiff | * Upstream:   [0a76a8c](https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/0a76a8c765c7b8327c59646284fa78c3c27e5490) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7601)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7601)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7601)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7601)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3602-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3602-1)
+ LibTIFF vulnerabilities
+ 20 March 2018

### Other references

* <https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/01/libtiff-multiple-ubsan-crashes>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7601>