SB2019061218 - Fedora 29 update for libtiff

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SB2019061218 - Fedora 29 update for libtiff

Published: June 12, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019061218
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19210)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

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 or executing a file that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References