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CVE-2018-16335

28
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0265 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (5)

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: compat-libtiff3
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-2018-16335Moderate

libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c

Aug 7, 2018

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4349
Third Party Advisory