CVE-2017-7597 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting LibTIFF 4.0.7, stemming from an "outside the range of representable values of type float" issue in tif_dirread.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts through a crafted image file. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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