# CVE-2017-5225: LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSa

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-12 · Updated: 2026-03-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2656
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2657
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95413
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5c080298d59efa53264d7248bbe3a04660db6ef7

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