Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting tiff package, versions <4.7.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Jul 2026
- disclosed21 Mar 2019
Introduced: 21 Mar 2019
CVE-2017-16232 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest tiff to version 4.7.0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-16232
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16232
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696