CVE-2018-12900

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.64% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2798 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3419 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00027.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670 vendor advisory
https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2018-12900

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12900?
CVE-2018-12900 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12900?
To fix CVE-2018-12900, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12900 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12900 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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