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CVE-2017-16232

** DISPUTED ** LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to...

7.5 HighFix availableDisputed

CVE-2017-16232 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libtiff, published January 12, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.43%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.9-r0.

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

5.43%Up 2.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
CVE-2017-16232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
CVE-2017-16232
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7429 No score

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
EUVD-2017-7429
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vph-w5xf-wrvp 7.5

** DISPUTED ** LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to...

** DISPUTED ** LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue.

Record
GHSA-7vph-w5xf-wrvp
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-16232 7.5

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-16232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-16232 7.5

CVE-2017-16232 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2017-16232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 7.5

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
CVE-2017-16232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-16232 7.5

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16232 7.5

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1 No score

libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2017-16232 No score

CVE-2017-16232 in tiff - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2017-16232 in the tiff package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2017-16232
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0073-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff to version 4.0.9 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2014-8128: Fix out-of-bounds read with malformed TIFF image in multiple tools (bsc#969783).
  • CVE-2015-7554: Fix invalid write in tiffsplit / _TIFFVGetField (bsc#960341).
  • CVE-2016-10095: Fix stack-based buffer overflow in _TIFFVGetField (tif_dir.c) (bsc#1017690).
  • CVE-2016-5318: Fix stackoverflow in thumbnail (bsc#983436).
  • CVE-2017-16232: Fix memory-based DoS in tiff2bw (bsc#1069213).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0073-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Alpine:v3.10
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.11
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.12
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.13
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.14
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.15
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.16
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.17
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.18
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.19
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Alpine:v3.20
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.21
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.22
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.23
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.24
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.3
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.4
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.5
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.6
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.7
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.8
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Alpine:v3.9
 before 4.0.9-r0
4.0.9-r0
tiff
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.5.0-64.5.0-6+deb12u14.5.0-6+deb12u24.5.0-6+deb12u34.5.0-6+deb12u4
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4.5.1+git230720-14.5.1+git230720-24.5.1+git230720-34.5.1+git230720-44.5.1+git230720-54.5.1-14.5.1~rc3-14.6.0-14.6.0-24.7.0-14.7.0-24.7.0-34.7.0-44.7.0-54.7.1-14.7.1-24.7.1-34.7.2-1
 None known
tiff
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.7.0-34.7.0-3+deb13u14.7.0-3+deb13u24.7.0-3+deb13u34.7.0-4
Show 5 moreShow less
4.7.0-54.7.1-14.7.1-24.7.1-34.7.2-1
 None known
tiff
Debian:14
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.7.0-34.7.0-44.7.0-54.7.1-14.7.1-24.7.1-34.7.2-1
 None known
tiff
Root:Debian:12
 before 4.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.20
4.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.204.5.0-6+deb12u4.root.io.194.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.214.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.22
rootio-tiff
Root:Debian:12
 before 4.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.20
4.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.204.5.0-6+deb12u4.root.io.194.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.214.5.0-6+deb12u4.aikido.22
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
 before 4.0.9-44.7.1
4.0.9-44.7.1
tiff
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7
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4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.84.0.3-7ubuntu0.94.0.3-7ubuntu0.104.0.3-7ubuntu0.114.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm24.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm34.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm44.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm54.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm64.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm74.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm84.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm94.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm104.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm114.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm124.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm134.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm144.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm154.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm164.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
 None known
tiff
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
Show 25 moreShow less
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.34.0.6-1ubuntu0.44.0.6-1ubuntu0.54.0.6-1ubuntu0.64.0.6-1ubuntu0.74.0.6-1ubuntu0.84.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm24.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm34.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm44.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm64.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm74.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm84.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm94.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm104.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm114.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm124.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm134.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm144.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm154.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm164.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm174.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm184.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm194.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
 None known
tiff
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.8-54.0.8-64.0.9-14.0.9-24.0.9-3
Show 23 moreShow less
4.0.9-44.0.9-4ubuntu14.0.9-54.0.9-5ubuntu0.14.0.9-5ubuntu0.24.0.9-5ubuntu0.34.0.9-5ubuntu0.44.0.9-5ubuntu0.54.0.9-5ubuntu0.64.0.9-5ubuntu0.74.0.9-5ubuntu0.84.0.9-5ubuntu0.94.0.9-5ubuntu0.104.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm14.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm24.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm34.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm44.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm54.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm64.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm74.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm84.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm94.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
 None known
tiff
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 4.3.0-1.3
4.3.0-1.3

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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