Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-18661
CVE-2018-18661
Description
An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function LZWDecode in the file tif_lzw.c.
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Affected products
21cpe: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-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
5- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105762nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.htmlnvd
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