CVE-2017-5225

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-01-12
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1412716: CVE-2017-5225 libtiff: Heap-buffer overflow in tools/tiffcp via crafted BitsPerSample value

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value.

Find out more about CVE-2017-5225 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This is a heap-based buffer overflow in the tiffcp utility of libtiff. A specially-crafted image when processed via the tiffcp binary, could cause it to crash or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the utility.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libtiff Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-libtiff3 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtiff Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libtiff Will not fix

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