5.5

CVE-2017-7595: libtiff Divide By Zero

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-7595UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7595DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7595
Published 09-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7595 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 1.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 4

Timeline

  1. 09-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The JPEGSetupEncode function in tiff_jpeg.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted image.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.37% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-r2
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-6
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3

4 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links