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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-18013
LibTIFF TIFFPrintDirectory Null-Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a Null-Pointer Dereference in the tif_print.c TIFFPrintDirectory function, as demonstrated by a tiffinfo crash.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 1, 2018, 8:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18013 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a null-pointer dereference vulnerability by upgrading libtiff or tiff packages.
  • Update the affected libtiff or tiff packages.
  • Upgrade to the latest available versions.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-18013 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-18013.

URL Resource
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18013 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18013 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-18013 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18013 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.77 }} 0.34%

score

0.72686

percentile