Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201712944000
Revision Date:2017-08-18Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12944 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12944
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND The 'tiff' package in artful was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.0.8-5ubuntu0.1').
    • BACK