8.8

CVE-2018-15209: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-15209DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15209
Published 08-08-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-15209 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.92%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

Timeline

  1. 08-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.05 pp

From 3.97% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.92%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.maptools.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4 | < 4.0.9-4ubuntu1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links