PT-2017-2455
CVE-2017-5225
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Published
2017-01-12
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 caused by a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp, resulting in potential denial of service (DoS) or code execution. This can be achieved via a crafted
BitsPerSample value. The exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.Recommendations
For LibTIFF version 4.0.7, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for this version.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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