7.5

CVE-2017-10688: libtiff Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-10688UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10688DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10688
Published 29-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-10688 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 7.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.36%
0%100%
Low · +0.64 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
DLA-1022-1DSA-3903-1MGASA-2017-0210USN-3602-1

Timeline

  1. 29-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a assertion abort in the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.64 pp

From 6.72% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
7.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    LibTIFF - 'tif_dirwrite.c' Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.8-r1 | < 4.0.8-r0
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.8-3
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3

4 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links