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CVE-2017-12944
The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 2.7%
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- mitre
Description
The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- USN-3606-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3602-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-4100 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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