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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-9147

medium Nessus Plugin ID 221715

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - LibTIFF 4.0.7 has an invalid read in the _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file. (CVE-2017-9147)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-9147

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 221715

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2017_9147.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9147

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-sqlite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-qdbusviewer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-demos, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openjpeg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openjpeg-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-config, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:opencv-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-qdbusviewer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-demos, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-cups, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-sqlite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:opencv-core, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-config, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:phonon-backend-gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-odbc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openjpeg-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-devel-private, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-devel-private, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:opencv-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:opencv-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-assistant, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-odbc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openjpeg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencv-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-examples, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openjpeg-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:opencv, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-assistant, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-qvfb, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-examples, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencv-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencv-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:opencv-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openjpeg-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:phonon-backend-gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qt-qvfb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ghostscript-cups

Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9147