VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-17942
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
Weakness classification
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry