CVE-2018-8905
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | tiff | Not affected (4.4.0-r4) |
| Stream | tiff | Not affected (4.5.1-r0) |
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2780
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053
- https://github.com/halfbitteam/POCs/tree/master/libtiff-4.08_tiff2ps_heap_overflow
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/58a898cb4459055bb488ca815c23b880c242a27d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00009.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349