LibTIFF before 4.0.6 mishandles the reading of TIFF files, as demonstrated by a…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
LibTIFF before 4.0.6 mishandles the reading of TIFF files, as demonstrated by a heap-based buffer over-read in the ReadTIFFImage function in coders/tiff.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.27.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01817 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | libtiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.27 | Vulnerable | GraphicsMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·libtiff
- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.27 Vulnerable ·GraphicsMagick
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5360
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5949-jg6x-h5jp
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-5360 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5360 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5949-jg6x-h5jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-5360 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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