libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c
Published Sep 2, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.63%
Description
newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 9.0
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
compat-libtiff3
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 | compat-libtiff3 | 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 it allows an attacker to cause a denial of service through a heap-based buffer overflow, exploiting this flaw would crash the application, impacting its availability but not leading to further system compromise.
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:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02635) | 85.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02647) | 83.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2.29% (0.02290) | 84.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00538) | 64.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 2.18% (0.02183) | 83.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 74.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 73.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 75.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 73.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 71.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 68.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 25.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2809 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16335 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1624981 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16335
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16335
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2809 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16335 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1624981 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16335 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16335 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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