Medium severity · published Jun 26, 2017
CVE-2017-9936
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory leak in tif_jbig.c
6.5
CVSS
7.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory leak in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a memory leak resulting in a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.5% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
4.0.8 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9936
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9936
Issue Tracking
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2706
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99300
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42300/
More from Ubuntu Linux
9.8
CVE-2020-11651
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2020-7247
OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2019-11043
Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE
9.8
CVE-2019-16928
Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2019-10149
Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Validation