#VU9820 NULL pointer dereference in LibTIFF - CVE-2017-18013
Published: January 1, 2018 / Updated: January 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9820
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18013
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference error in tif_print.c within TIFFPrintDirectory() function. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference error and crash the affected application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.