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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 attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.

    Published:Aug 6, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 18, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0074
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libtiff
    Product
    Libtiff

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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