CVE-2017-9815

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    CVE-2017-9815

    Published: 22 Jun 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.

    References: http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/06/libtiffmemory-leak-in-tiffmalloc.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99235, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/, http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2682

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- b28076b056eba9d665881bab139d21b21137fd2d
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.0.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High