Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17000
CVE-2018-17000
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.
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Affected products
19cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg: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%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3.0-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-5.27.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-5.27.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-5.27.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.42.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105342nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00026.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00041.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670nvd
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