CVE-2018-17101

Name: CVE-2018-17101
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-09-16T21:29:01.737+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.16%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-17101 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.. EPSS estimates a 3.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.16%

86.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
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=2807Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=f1b94e8a3ba49febdd3361c0214a1d1149251577Patch, 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/2018/dsa-4349Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2807Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=f1b94e8a3ba49febdd3361c0214a1d1149251577Patch, 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/2018/dsa-4349Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-17101?

How severe is CVE-2018-17101?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-17101 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17101?

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Source: NVD / NIST