Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libtiff package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFF-1984755
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 Dec 2017

Introduced: 28 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17942  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libtiff.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.