CVE-2017-7598 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted image due to a divide-by-zero error in LibTIFF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7598?
CVE-2017-7598 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 9 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted image.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7598?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7598?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2017-7598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-7598, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7598, GHSA-4rxg-5mf4-8hrc, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7598.