#VU12422 Heap-based buffer over-read in LibTIFF - CVE-2018-10779
Published: May 7, 2018 / Updated: May 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12422
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10779
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the TIFFWriteScanline function in the tif_write.csource code file due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can use the .bmp2tiff command to execute a specially crafted file, trigger heap-based buffer over-read and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the TIFFWriteScanline function in the tif_write.csource code file due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can use the .bmp2tiff command to execute a specially crafted file, trigger heap-based buffer over-read and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.