CVE-2017-9815
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.47%
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.
How to fix CVE-2017-9815
To remediate CVE-2017-9815, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tiff—upgrade to 4.0.8-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-9815 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.0.8-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |