High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12900
CVE-2018-12900
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.
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Affected products
16- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4
< 4.3.0-1.3+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3.0-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-5.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-5.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-5.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.27.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3419nvd
- github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2018-12900nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670nvd
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