High 7.5Published Mar 21, 2019

CVE-2017-16232LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 12:10 AM ET)

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LibTIFF 4.0.8 has multiple memory leak vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by tif_open.c, tif_lzw.c, and tif_aux.c. NOTE: Third parties were unable to reproduce the issue

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-772
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

libtiff libtiff libtiff:libtiff	4.0.8	NVD
opensuse leap opensuse:leap	42.2; 42.3	NVD
suse linux_enterprise_desktop suse:linux_enterprise_desktop	12; 12	NVD
suse linux_enterprise_server suse:linux_enterprise_server	12; 12; 12	NVD
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12; 12	NVD

References

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00036.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00041.html	third-party-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150896/LibTIFF-4.0.8-Memory-Leak.html	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/32	mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/47	mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/11	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/3	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/7	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/01/8	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101696	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

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