CVE-2018-17000
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-17000 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-09-13 16:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-04-05 21:29:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-476
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Libtiff | Libtiff | 4.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Libtiff | Libtiff | 4.0.9 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malformed Request | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-3906-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1680-1] tiff security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1161-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Bug 2811 – A null pointer deference in function _TIFFmemcmp at tif_unix.c:352 in libtiff4.0.9 (CVE-2018-17000) | MISC | bugzilla.maptools.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4670-1 tiff | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.