DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9815

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9815

    Published: 22 Jun 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-9815

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9815

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tiff

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/tiff?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.8-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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