CVE-2018-19210

libtiff: NULL pointer dereference in TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c

Published Nov 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1680-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4670-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-10919 In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3906-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:30 AM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 12, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 28, 2018, 12:00 AM