CVE-2017-17973

libtiff: heap-based use after free in tiff2pdf.c:t2p_writeproc

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 29, 2017

Updated · January 23, 2026

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based use-after-free in the t2p_writeproc function in tiff2pdf.c. NOTE: there is a third-party report of inability to reproduce this issue

Statement

Red Hat engineering was unable to reproduce this issue. Also there was no update from upstream about the ability to validate this bug. As a result there would be no fixes available for this CVE.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free