CVE-2018-17100

Name: CVE-2018-17100
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-09-16T21:29:01.563+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.47%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-17100 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.47%

82.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Libtiff	Libtiff	4.0.9
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=2810Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=6da1fb3f64d43be37e640efbec60400d1f1ac39ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2810Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=6da1fb3f64d43be37e640efbec60400d1f1ac39ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670

Timeline

Published: Sep 16, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-17100?

How severe is CVE-2018-17100?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-17100 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17100?

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Source: NVD / NIST