libtiff: memory leak in bmp2tiff tool
Published May 8, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.11%
Description
TIFFClientOpen in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has memory leaks, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libtiff
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability is rated as Moderate because a memory leak in the TIFFClientOpen function within tif_unix.c in LibTIFF could lead to a denial of service, a local attacker could cause excessive memory consumption.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01106) | 64.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01106) | 64.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 31.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 30.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 24.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 32.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2790 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10801 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577392 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10801
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10801
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2790 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10801 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577392 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10801 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10801 |
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