vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-9b5a905f-e556-452f-a00c-8f070a086181 (CVE-2017-13726): libtiff -- Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 10, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 10, 2017
Added
Oct 10, 2017
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
libtiff developers report: There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectoryTagSubifd() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. There is a reachable assertion abort in the function TIFFWriteDirectorySec() in LibTIFF 4.0.8, related to tif_dirwrite.c and a SubIFD tag. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-libtiff
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