High severity · published Dec 29, 2017
CVE-2017-17973
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c
8.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
4.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17973
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17973
Exploit
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2769
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102331
bugzilla.novell.com
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074318
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530912
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