CVE-2017-12944

Publication date 18 August 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 17.10 artful
Fixed 4.0.8-5ubuntu0.1
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8

Notes

mdeslaur

we will not be fixing this issue in precise/esm

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
tiff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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