CVE-2018-7456
LibTIFF NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.)
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2018, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 29, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-7456 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7456
vulnerability.
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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-2018-7456.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2778 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2051 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 | |
| https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/libtiff | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/be4c85b16e8801a16eec25e80eb9f3dd6a96731b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00010.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00011.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/3864-1/ | 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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-7456 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-7456 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.) A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2051 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/be4c85b16e8801a16eec25e80eb9f3dd6a96731b No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/be4c85b16e8801a16eec25e80eb9f3dd6a96731b Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory 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/2018/04/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00010.html Mailing List, 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/be4c85b16e8801a16eec25e80eb9f3dd6a96731b [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00011.html 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 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2778 Issue Tracking http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2778 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ Third Party Advisory 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: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] -
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]
Apr. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 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: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 https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/libtiff No Types Assigned https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/libtiff Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2778 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2778 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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0.33 }} 0.01%
score
0.67145
percentile