CVE-2018-8905
"LibTIFF LZWDecodeCompat Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps.
INFO
Published Date :
March 22, 2018, 4:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 1, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-8905 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8905
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-2018-8905.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.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 |
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CVE-2018-8905 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-8905 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 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787 -
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] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d 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/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html Mailing List, 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/msg00009.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.html Mailing List, 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]
May. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 12, 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 http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow No Types Assigned https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction
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0.30 }} -0.07%
score
0.66156
percentile