#VU15967 Out-of-bounds write in LibTIFF - CVE-2018-18557
Published: November 20, 2018 / Updated: November 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15967
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18557
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to decoding of arbitrarily-sized JBIG into a buffer, ignoring the buffer size. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply specially crafted input, trigger a tif_jbig.c JBIGDecode out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.