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CVE-2018-17795

Published: 30 September 2018

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
addressed by same commit as CVE-2017-9935
we will not be fixing this issue in precise/esm

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.0.9-4)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.0.9-4)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H