CVE-2017-17942 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00554.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Libtiff Subscribe	Libtiff Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9085	In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102312
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17942
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17942

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00536}`	epss `{'score': 0.00509}`

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00593}`	epss `{'score': 0.00536}`

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00325}`	epss `{'score': 0.00593}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-28T06:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:06:49.734Z

Reserved: 2017-12-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-17942

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-12-28T06:29:00.537

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-17942

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-12-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17942 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

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