CVE-2018-16335 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.0.9, specifically within the newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts by crafting a malicious TIFF file, as demonstrated with tiff2pdf. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it can be exploited with low complexity via a network vector, requiring user interaction, and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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