Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-17000

A NULL pointer dereference in the function _TIFFmemcmp at tif_unix.c (called from TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransferfunction) in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted tiff file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable tiffcp.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Published 2018-09-13 16:29:01
Updated 2019-04-05 21:29:01
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-17000

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.78%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 79 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-17000

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
 nvd@nist.gov
6.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
 nvd@nist.gov

CWE ids for CVE-2018-17000

  • A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-17000

Products affected by CVE-2018-17000

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