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CVE-2017-5563

Publication date 23 January 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

proposed patch in upstream bug bmp2tiff removed in recent versions we will not be fixing this issue in precise/esm

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3606-1
    • LibTIFF vulnerabilities
    • 26 March 2018

Other references