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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17942

CVE-2017-17942

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c.

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Affected products

9

LibTIFF/Libtiff2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.0.9
osv-coords7 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 4.0.9-44.21.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.21.1

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References

2

bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102312nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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