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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.3-32.el7

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 31.83% (97th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
5.3 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBTIFFDEVEL-1511302
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 26 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 26 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12900 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.0.3-32.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2053.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-devel package and not the libtiff-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file.