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TI-2017-12547 Aliases CVE-2017-17095GHSA-v9h2-67w5-wp47

tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

tools/pal2rgb.c in pal2rgb in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TIFFSetupStrips heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10639 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9Vulnerablelibtiff
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·libtiff

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:4658 Released 2025-05-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libtiff-4.0.9-34.el8_10, libtiff-devel-4.0.9-34.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libtiff-tools-4.0.9-34.el8_10
  • RHSA-2023:6575 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-10.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-10.el9, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-10.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4658
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4658

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17095
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9h2-67w5-wp47

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-10746 libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-03639 LibTIFF tif_getimage.c TIFFReadRGBATileExt integer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-05765 Libtiff: out-of-memory in tiffopen via a craft file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03286 Out-of-bounds write in libtiff CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2006-03352 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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