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Bug 1469732 - (CVE-2017-9937) CVE-2017-9937 libtiff: memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c could cause DOS.
CVE-2017-9937 libtiff: memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c could cause DOS.
Status: NEW
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability (Show other bugs)
unspecified
All Linux
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Assigned To: Red Hat Product Security
impact=low,public=20170711,reported=2...
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Depends On: 1469735 1469736 1469734
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Reported: 2017-07-11 14:25 EDT by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2018-06-06 09:45 EDT (History)
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2017-07-11 14:25:31 EDT
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.

Upstream bug:

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2707
Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2017-07-11 14:28:26 EDT
Created libtiff tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1469734]


Created mingw-libtiff tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-7 [bug 1469735]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1469736]
Comment 2 Nikola Forró 2018-06-06 09:45:44 EDT
As per the upstream discussion, the vulnerability is in jbigkit, not libtiff.

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