CVE-2017-17095 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the pal2rgb tool within LibTIFF 4.0.9, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve further impact through a crafted TIFF file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited over a network with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, public exploit code (EDB-43322) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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