CVE-2017-16232

LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

Published: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-16232 is rated Moderate Risk (56.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.11%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16232

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-11 1.74% 1.11% -0.62%
2 2025-06-19 2.21% 1.74% -0.47%
3 2025-03-30 — 2.21% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-16232

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-16232

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-16232

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2017-16232: 1 source package rows (tiff); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-16232
debian unimportant CVE-2017-16232 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tiff), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16232
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16232
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16232/
ubuntu negligible CVE-2017-16232 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tiff), 8 status rows across 8 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): ignored 7, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16232

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-16232

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libtiff libtiff 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:raspberry_pi:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-16232

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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