vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-9937
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 26, 2017 | Jan 20, 2025 | May 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 26, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
May 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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