The TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif_read.c in LibTIFF 4.0.8 mishandles memory allocation for short files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation failure and application crash) in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif_dirread.c during a tiff2pdf invocation.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2725 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | 
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Information
                Published : 2017-08-18 15:29
Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-12944
Mitre link : CVE-2017-12944
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12944
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Products Affected
                libtiff
- libtiff
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-770
                        
            Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
