Vulnerability in Libtiff
CVE-2018-10963
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.037 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10963?
- CVE-2018-10963 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10963?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10963 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.