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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9815

In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a de...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In LibTIFF 4.0.7, the TIFFReadDirEntryLong8Array function in libtiff/tif_dirread.c mishandles a malloc operation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak within the function _TIFFmalloc in tif_unix.c) via a crafted file.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 tiff

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.0.8-1"}]}]

Debian:13 tiff

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.0.8-1"}]}]

Debian:14 tiff

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.0.8-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org