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CVE-2017-13727

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0...

6.5 MediumFix available

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

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

2.25%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-13727
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-13727
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5244 No score

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
EUVD-2017-5244
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wx6-w4jp-vgm2 6.5

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0...

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
GHSA-6wx6-w4jp-vgm2
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-13727
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-13727 6.5

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13727
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13727 6.5

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13727
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3602-1 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-3602-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Debian:12
 before 4.0.8-5
4.0.8-5
tiff
Debian:13
 before 4.0.8-5
4.0.8-5
tiff
Debian:14
 before 4.0.8-5
4.0.8-5
tiff
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 4.0.2-6+deb7u16, plus listed versions
4.0.2-64.0.2-6+deb7u14.0.2-6+deb7u104.0.2-6+deb7u114.0.2-6+deb7u12
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4.0.2-6+deb7u134.0.2-6+deb7u144.0.2-6+deb7u154.0.2-6+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+deb7u16
tiff
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u5, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.34.0.3-12.3+deb8u14.0.3-12.3+deb8u24.0.3-12.3+deb8u34.0.3-12.3+deb8u4
4.0.3-12.3+deb8u5
tiff
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 4.0.8-2+deb9u2, plus listed versions
4.0.8-24.0.8-2+deb9u1
4.0.8-2+deb9u2
tiff
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8, plus listed versions
4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7
Show 6 moreShow less
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8
tiff
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3
tiff
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
 before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8, plus listed versions
4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7
Show 6 moreShow less
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8
tiff
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
 before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3

History

History
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affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-13727 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libtiff, published August 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.25%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.8-5.

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