CVE-2017-18013
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a Null-Pointer Dereference in the tif_print.c TIFFPrintDirectory function, as demonstrated by a tiffinfo crash.
02 Description
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a Null-Pointer Dereference in the tif_print.c TIFFPrintDirectory function, as demonstrated by a tiffinfo crash.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-01-01 08:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 21:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-01-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- aec25f65848c20ef4f52403e02a67ee4a4e6501d75afc2ef4decee5ec47c432d
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180127 [SECURITY] [DLA 1259-1] tiff security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00033.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3606-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180127 [SECURITY] [DLA 1260-1] tiff3 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00034.html
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/c6f41df7b581402dfba3c19a1e3df4454c551a01
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3602-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
- www.securityfocus.com102345http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102345
- www.debian.orgDSA-4100https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4100
- bugzilla.maptools.orghttp://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2770
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- lib32-libtiff Fixed in 4.0.10-1
- libtiff Fixed in 4.0.9-2
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.9-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.9-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.9-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- tiff Fixed in 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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