CVE-2018-15209

Public Exploit

Description

ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 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, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2808 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105092 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15209?
CVE-2018-15209 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15209?
To fix CVE-2018-15209, 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-2018-15209 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-15209 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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