libtiff: Two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c
Published Sep 16, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.14%
Description
An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff-0:4.0.3-32.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2053
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 8
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mingw-libtiff
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff-0:4.0.3-32.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2053 |
| 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 8 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mingw-libtiff | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability is rated as low severity because it could lead to a denial of service through an out-of-bounds write, it may crash the application, it does not pose a significant risk to system security or integrity.
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:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03141) | 87.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.16% (0.03156) | 86.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 67.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 81.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 81.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00765) | 80.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00792) | 79.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00767) | 79.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 79.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01185) | 82.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.31% (0.02314) | 53.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.31% (0.02314) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2807 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105370 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17101 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631078 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/merge_requests/33/diffs?commit_id=f1b94e8a3ba49febdd3361c0214a1d1149251577 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00019.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17101
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17101
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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