PT-2017-16576
CVE-2017-5563
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Published
2017-01-23
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Updated
2026-03-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
LibTIFF version 4.0.7
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tif lzw.c file, which can result in denial of service (DoS) or code execution. This can be triggered by a crafted bmp image when using the tools/bmp2tiff utility.
Recommendations
For LibTIFF version 4.0.7, consider avoiding the use of crafted bmp images with the bmp2tiff tool until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the tif lzw.c function to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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