Denial of service in LibTIFF
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-10963 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
LibTIFF Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | LibTIFF |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU13373
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10963
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input processed by the TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function, as defined in the tif_dirwrite.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger assertion failure and cause the application to crash.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLibTIFF: 4.0 - 4.0.9
External linkshttp://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/de144fd228e4be8aa484c3caf3d814b6fa88c6d9
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
