VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8905
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.08% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflowExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349Third Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflowExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/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.