CVE-2018-7456

libtiff: NULL pointer dereference in tif_print.c:TIFFPrintDirectory() causes a denial of service

Published Feb 24, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.)

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1346-1 tiff security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1347-1 tiff3 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1411-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4349-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19187 A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3864-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01006}

epss

{'score': 0.00742}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:24 AM
Reserved
Feb 23, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 24, 2018, 6:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:03 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 24, 2018, 12:00 AM