CVE-2017-5225: libtiff
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-5225SUSE-SU-2017:0453-1UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5225DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5225
Published 12-01-2017Last modified 02-03-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5225 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 4.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
4.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 12-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-03-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Critical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.39% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score4.39%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.maptools.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (bugzilla.maptools.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Affected systems
Suse9 products
- tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1< 4.0.7-40.1
- tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 4.0.7-40.1
- tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1< 4.0.7-40.1
- tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 4.0.7-40.1
- tiff&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 4.0.7-40.1
Alpine1 product
- tiff< 4.0.7-r1
Debian1 product
- tiff< 4.0.7-5
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff4.0.7
Ubuntu1 product
- tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
5 vendors · 13 products
