CVE-2017-17942
libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in PackBitsEncode function in tif_packbits.c
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · December 28, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read