CVE-2018-17000
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CVE-2018-17000 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A NULL pointer dereference in the function _TIFFmemcmp at tif_unix.c (called from TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransferfunction) in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted tiff file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable tiffcp.. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in the function _TIFFmemcmp at tif_unix.c (called from TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransferfunction) in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted tiff file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable tiffcp.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libtiff | Libtiff | 4.0.9 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2811Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105342Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00026.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2811Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105342Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00026.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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