CVE-2018-17101

libtiff: Two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c

Published Sep 16, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1557-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4349-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8881 An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3864-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3906-2 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
History
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{'score': 0.00545}

epss

{'score': 0.00504}

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{'score': 0.0053}

epss

{'score': 0.00545}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:39 AM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 16, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:45 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 16, 2018, 12:00 AM