High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9935
CVE-2017-9935
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the t2p_write_pdf function in tools/tiff2pdf.c. This heap overflow could lead to different damages. For example, a crafted TIFF document can lead to an out-of-bounds read in TIFFCleanup, an invalid free in TIFFClose or t2p_free, memory corruption in t2p_readwrite_pdf_image, or a double free in t2p_free. Given these possibilities, it probably could cause arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 4.3.0-1.3+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3.0-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99296nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100nvdThird Party Advisory
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