CVE-2017-16232

Description

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.21% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory opensuse.org Third-Party Advisory opensuse.org Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16232?
CVE-2017-16232 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16232?
To fix CVE-2017-16232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16232 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-16232 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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