CVE-2018-18661

libtiff: tiff2bw tool failed memory allocation leads to crash

Published Oct 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function LZWDecode in the file tif_lzw.c.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2009-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-10377 An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function LZWDecode in the file tif_lzw.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3864-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00414}

epss

{'score': 0.00263}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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{'score': 0.00263}

epss

{'score': 0.00414}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:15 AM
Reserved
Oct 26, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 26, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 25, 2018, 12:00 AM