CVE-2017-5563 is a high-severity heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in LibTIFF version 4.0.7, specifically within the tif_lzw.c component, affecting the bmp2tiff tool. This flaw can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity by a user opening a specially crafted BMP image, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. While the CVSS score is 8.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.