CVE-2018-8905 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF version 4.0.9, specifically within the LZWDecodeCompat function in tif_lzw.c, triggered by a specially crafted TIFF file. This vulnerability affects products from vendors such as Canonical, Debian, LibTIFF itself, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, allowing for potential remote code execution or denial of service with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to trigger. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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