CVE-2017-10688 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted TIFF file triggers an assertion abort in LibTIFF, causing a remote denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-10688?
CVE-2017-10688 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 29 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10688?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10688?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-10688 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-10688 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-10688, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10688, GHSA-r4mr-x84x-xpx9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10688.