CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9935

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the t2p_write_pdf function, which could lead to various damages. A crafted TIFF document can lead to out-of-bounds read, invalid free, or memory corruption, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to serious security threats, including arbitrary code execution, which may compromise the integrity of the organization's systems and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update LibTIFF to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the t2p_write_pdf function in tools/tiff2pdf.c. This heap overflow could lead to different damages. For example, a crafted TIFF document can lead to an out-of-bounds read in TIFFCleanup, an invalid free in TIFFClose or t2p_free, memory corruption in t2p_readwrite_pdf_image, or a double free in t2p_free. Given these possibilities, it probably could cause arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS