Is CVE-2017-9937 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9937 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9937?

CVE-2017-9937 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9937?

CVE-2017-9937 has an EPSS score of 2.85% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9937?

Upgrade jbigkit on ubuntu 14.04 to 2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9937

MEDIUMEPSS 85th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.8, there is a memory malloc failure in tif_jbig.c. A crafted TIFF document can lead to an abort resulting in a remote denial of service attack.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

jbigkitUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5742-1

jbigkit-binUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5742-1

libjbig0Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5742-1

Fixed in:2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5742-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.maptools.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

lists.apache.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.