ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4349-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7087 ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.
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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00658}


Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:46:25.380Z

Reserved: 2018-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-15209

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-08T04:29:00.477

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:50:31.700

Link: CVE-2018-15209

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-15209 - Bugzilla

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