libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in tiff2pdf.c:t2p_write_pdf()
Published Sep 30, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.08%
Description
The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 and earlier 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, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935.
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
compat-libtiff3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mingw-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 | compat-libtiff3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mingw-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.
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.08% (0.04082) | 90.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04100) | 89.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01302) | 86.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01302) | 85.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01323) | 84.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01312) | 83.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2816 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105445 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17795 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635091 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2018-17795 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17795
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17795
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2816 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105445 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17795 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1635091 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2018-17795 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17795 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17795 |
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