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Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2017-16232

2019-03-21
Severity Assessment
LOW
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

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

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

CVSS v2 Score (Legacy)
5.0

For backward compatibility

EPSS Probability
1.07%

Percentile: 77.8%

Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-772

Affected Population

Affected Configurations

Total: 6 detected entries

Software List Scrollable
li
libtiff
Vendor: libtiff • v4.0.8
su
linux_enterprise_server
Vendor: suse • v12
su
linux_enterprise_desktop
Vendor: suse • v12
op
leap
Vendor: opensuse • v42.3
op
leap
Vendor: opensuse • v42.2
su
linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
Vendor: suse • v12
Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
21 Mar 2019
MODIFICATION
21 Nov 2024
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
LOW
Products
6
Affected
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Patch Library
No direct patch listed in database.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.