PT-2018-3328 · Libtiff+1 · Libtiff+1

Cheng Wen · Published 2018-09-18 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-17795

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: LibTIFF versions 4.0.9 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the t2p write pdf function, located in tiff2pdf.c, which can be triggered by a crafted TIFF file. This can cause a denial of service, leading to an application crash, and potentially have other unspecified impacts.

Recommendations: For LibTIFF versions 4.0.9 and earlier, consider disabling the t2p write pdf function until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation via crafted TIFF files. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04831

CVE-2018-17795

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_3370-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_3371-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3289-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3327-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3391-1

Affected Products

Libtiff

Suse

References · 88

• 🔥 https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2018-17795 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2816 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00728 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17795 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:3289-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04831 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:3391-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01063 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17795 · Security Note