CVE-2018-16335
newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2809Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349Third Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2809Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.