CVE-2018-17101
LibTIFF DoS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 16, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:53 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-17101
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected libtiff packages to resolve this vulnerability.
- If needed, use your system's package manager to update.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-17101 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2018-17101.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17101 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-2018-17101
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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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-17101 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-17101 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.
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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=2807 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=f1b94e8a3ba49febdd3361c0214a1d1149251577 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.html Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/ Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=f1b94e8a3ba49febdd3361c0214a1d1149251577 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=f1b94e8a3ba49febdd3361c0214a1d1149251577 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2807 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2807 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.65 }} 0.05%
score
0.69895
percentile