MGASA-2018-0246: libtiff Mageia

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 16-05-2018Last modified 16-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

MGASA-2018-0246 is a vulnerability in libtiff Mageia with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0
CVE-2018-10963CVE-2018-8905

Timeline

  1. 16-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerabilities The TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF through 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13726. (CVE-2018-10963) In LibTIFF 4.0.9, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs in the function LZWDecodeCompat in tif_lzw.c via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2ps. (CVE-2018-8905)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • libtiff< 4.0.9-1.5.mga5
  • libtiff< 4.0.9-1.5.mga6

1 vendor · 2 products

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