High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-10688

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a assertion abort in the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

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Affected products

LibTIFF/Libtiff2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.0.8

Patches

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References

bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3903nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99359nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42299/nvd

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