6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-5784
TIFF Denial of Service Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability
Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is an uncontrolled resource consumption in the TIFFSetDirectory function of tif_dir.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file. This occurs because the declared number of directory entries is not validated against the actual number of directory entries.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 19, 2018, 8:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-5784 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5784 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libtiff libtiff
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-2018-5784.

URL Resource
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2772 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6ef Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2772 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6ef Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 Third Party Advisory

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).

None

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5784 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5784 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6ef No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6ef Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6ef [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ Third Party Advisory
    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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE CWE-399
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 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=2772 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2772 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.98 }} 0.02%

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0.81249

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