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8.8high

CVE-2018-8905

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…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • bugzilla.maptools.org /show_bug.cgi?id=2780 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • github.com /halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3864-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4349 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • gitlab.com /libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:2053 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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