HIGH
libtiff: NULL pointer dereference in tif_print.c:TIFFPrintDirectory() causes crash
Published Jan 1, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.92%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
7.5 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.92% 0.02924
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02924
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 86.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 85.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 60.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 72.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 70.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 67.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 72.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 77.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.99% (0.00986) | 81.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 47.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18013 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530440 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18013
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18013
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18013 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530440 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18013 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18013 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 1, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 1, 2018
Link CVE-2017-18013
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a