LibTIFF CVE-2018-18557 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:105749

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LibTIFF CVE-2018-18557 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105749
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2018-18557
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 13 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 13 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Thomas Dullien
Vulnerable: LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.9
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.8
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.8.2
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.8.1
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.8
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.4
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.3
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.2
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux -current
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6.1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4
+ Gentoo Linux
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.6
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.7
+ Redhat Fedora Core2
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.6
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.5
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.3
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.2
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.5.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.7
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.6
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.5
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.4
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.5
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.9
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.7.2-7
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
LibTIFF LibTIFF 3.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

LibTIFF CVE-2018-18557 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

LibTIFF is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability.

An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application using the affected library. Failed exploit attempts may result in denial-of-service conditions.

LibTIFF 4.0.9 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

LibTIFF CVE-2018-18557 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

LibTIFF CVE-2018-18557 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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