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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9937
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort resulting in a remote denial of service...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort resulting in a remote denial of service attack.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
jbigkit
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
jbigkit
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
jbigkit
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org