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High
CVE-2018-8905
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the...
Vulnerability Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html
- https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libtiff, debian linux, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.9, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 22nd, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.