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CVE-2018-10801

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10801 describes memory leaks in the TIFFClientOpen function within tif_unix.c of LibTIFF version 3.8.2, specifically demonstrated through the bmp2tiff utility. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily leading to high availability impact. Despite its potential for denial of service, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community or media discussion surrounding it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0112 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: libtiff

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-10801Moderate

libtiff: memory leak in bmp2tiff tool

May 7, 2018

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory