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CVE-2017-9936

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9936 is a memory leak vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.0.8, specifically within the tif_jbig.c component, affecting various distributions of LibTIFF, Debian Linux, and Ubuntu Linux. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger a denial-of-service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted TIFF document. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve high availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42300 · Jul 6, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0748 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 26,209 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-libtiff3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libtiff

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-9936Low

libtiff: memory leak in tif_jbig.c

Jul 11, 2017

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
usn.ubuntu.com / 3602-1
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42300
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3903
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99300
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry