6.5

CVE-2017-9936: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-9936UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9936DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9936
Published 26-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9936 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2
DLA-1022-1DSA-3903-1MGASA-2017-0210OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1USN-3602-1

Timeline

  1. 26-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory leak in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a memory leak resulting in a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    LibTIFF - 'tif_jbig.c' Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian3 products
  • tiff< 4.0.8-3
  • tiff3< 3.9.6-11+deb7u7
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Alpine1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.8-r1 | < 4.0.8-r0
Canonical1 product
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3

5 vendors · 7 products

References

10 links