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CVE-2017-7598

Divide By Zero

Published: Apr 09, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7598
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted image.

Weakness

The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibtiffLibtiff4.0.7 (including)4.0.7 (including)
TiffUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
TiffUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
TiffUbuntuprecise*
TiffUbuntuprecise/esm*
TiffUbuntutrusty*
TiffUbuntutrusty/esm*
TiffUbuntuupstream*
TiffUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
TiffUbuntuxenial*
TiffUbuntuyakkety*
TiffUbuntuzesty*

References

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