CVE-2018-17795

HIGH 8.8CVE-2018-17795 · Published 30/09/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-17795 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting libtiff (libtiff).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.1%, higher than 90.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libtiff libtiff	`= 4.0.9`	No fix yet

Description

The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 and earlier 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, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935.

References

bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/105445 · Third Party Advisory
Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

libtiff

= 4.0.9

No fix yet

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