CVE-2017-9147
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow...
CVE-2017-9147 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libtiff, published May 22, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.00%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.8-2.
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18085 No score
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18085- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xphx-pcmh-58pq
6.5
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow...
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
GHSA-xphx-pcmh-58pq- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9147
6.5
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9147
6.5
LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9147- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3879-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-18661: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the function LZWDecode in the file tif_lzw.c (bsc#1113672).
- CVE-2018-12900: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf (bsc#1099257).
- CVE-2017-9147: Fixed invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, that allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS via acrafted TIFF file (bsc#1040322).
- CVE-2017-9117: Fixed BMP images processing that was verified without biWidth and biHeight values (bsc#1040080).
- CVE-2017-17942: Fixed issue in the function PackBitsEncode that could have led to a heap overflow and caused a DoS (bsc#1074186).
- CVE-2016-9273: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow issue (bsc#1010163).
- CVE-2016-5319: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode (bsc#983440).
- CVE-2016-3621: Fixed out-of-bounds read in the bmp2tiff tool (lzw packing) (bsc#974448).
- CVE-2016-3620: Fixed out-of-bounds read in the bmp2tiff tool (zip packing) (bsc#974447)
- CVE-2016-3619: Fixed out-of-bounds read in the bmp2tiff tool (none packing) (bsc#974446)
- CVE-2015-8870: Fixed integer overflow in tools/bmp2tiff.c that allowed remote attackers to causea DOS (bsc#1014461).
Non-security issues fixed:
- asan_build: build ASAN included
- debug_build: build more suitable for debugging
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3879-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3606-1 No score
tiff vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
- Record
USN-3606-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tiffDebian:12 |
before 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
tiffDebian:13 |
before 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
tiffDebian:14 |
before 4.0.8-2 | 4.0.8-2 |
tiff3Debian:7 |
before 3.9.6-11+deb7u6, plus listed versions 3.9.6-113.9.6-11+deb7u13.9.6-11+deb7u23.9.6-11+deb7u33.9.6-11+deb7u43.9.6-11+deb7u5 |
3.9.6-11+deb7u6 |
tiffDebian:7 |
before 4.0.2-6+deb7u14, plus listed versions 4.0.2-64.0.2-6+deb7u14.0.2-6+deb7u104.0.2-6+deb7u114.0.2-6+deb7u12 Show 9 moreShow less4.0.2-6+deb7u134.0.2-6+deb7u24.0.2-6+deb7u34.0.2-6+deb7u44.0.2-6+deb7u54.0.2-6+deb7u64.0.2-6+deb7u74.0.2-6+deb7u84.0.2-6+deb7u9 |
4.0.2-6+deb7u14 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 3.8.2-141.169.22.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.22.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 3.8.2-141.169.22.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.22.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 3.8.2-141.169.22.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.22.1 |
tiffUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.24.0.6-1ubuntu0.3 |
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4 |
tiffUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9, plus listed versions 4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7 Show 7 moreShow less4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.8 |
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LibTIFF - '_TIFFVGetField (tiffsplit)' Out-of-Bounds Read | 2017-07-06 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1
bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2693
exploit-db.com/exploits/42301
securityfocus.com/bid/98594
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9147
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-xphx-pcmh-58pq
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9147
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183879-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1010163
bugzilla.suse.com/1014461
bugzilla.suse.com/1040080
bugzilla.suse.com/1040322
bugzilla.suse.com/1074186
bugzilla.suse.com/1099257
bugzilla.suse.com/1113672
bugzilla.suse.com/974446
bugzilla.suse.com/974447
bugzilla.suse.com/974448
bugzilla.suse.com/983440
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8870
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3619
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3620
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3621
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5319
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9273
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17942
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9117
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9147
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12900
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18661
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9147
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3606-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9147
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3186
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5102
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5318
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5563
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9117
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9935
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11613
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12944
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17095
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18013
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5784