Libtiff · Libtiff · CVE-2017-12944
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
LibTIFF version 4.0.8
**Description**
The issue is related to the TIFFReadDirEntryArray function in tif read.c, which mishandles memory allocation for short files. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, leading to an allocation failure and application crash in the TIFFFetchStripThing function in tif dirread.c, particularly during a tiff2pdf invocation.
**Recommendations**
For LibTIFF version 4.0.8, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version mishandles memory allocation, leading to potential crashes. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.