The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ |
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Information
Published : 2017-08-18 08:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-12944
Mitre link : CVE-2017-12944
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CWE
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Products Affected
libtiff
- libtiff