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CVE-2018-10779 json

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

published 2018-05-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-2849

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.6-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10779

  • tiff Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
  • tiff Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6
  • tiff Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10779

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  • libtiff RHEL 7 4.0.3-32.el7
  • libtiff-tools RHEL 7 4.0.3-32.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:2053

  • tiff SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 4.0.9-5.14.1
  • tiff SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 4.0.9-44.21.1
  • tiff SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 3.8.2-141.169.16.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3327-1SUSE-SU-2018:2836-1SUSE-SU-2018:2676-1

  • tiff openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.3.0-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1

  • tiff Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +13 more 4.0.9-r8
  • tiff Alpine 3.7, Alpine 3.6, Alpine 3.5 4.0.9-r6
  • tiff Alpine 3.8 4.0.9-r7

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-10779

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  • lib32-libtiff Arch Linux 4.0.10-1

arch linux advisories AVG-791

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-10779 updated cvss 5.3

libtiff: heap-based buffer over-read in TIFFWriteScanline function in tif_write.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtiff Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libtiff, libtiff-tools
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-32.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-32.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-32.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-32.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-32.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-32.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libtiff 4.0.3-32.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libtiff-tools 4.0.3-32.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2053

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Exploit prediction

2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.maptools.org http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2788 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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