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.
Published: 2018-09-13
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 3.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1680-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4670-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8784 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3906-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01517}

epss

{'score': 0.0078}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Libtiff Libtiff
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:39:59.522Z

Reserved: 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-17000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-13T16:29:01.263

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:45:11.540

Link: CVE-2018-17000

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-09-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-17000 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-476

    NULL Pointer Dereference