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TI-2018-05377 Aliases CVE-2018-7456GHSA-43j5-gmq7-54cr

A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in…

Priority LOW 34CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

A NULL Pointer Dereference occurs in the function TIFFPrintDirectory in tif_print.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8 and 4.0.9 when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013. (This affects an earlier part of the TIFFPrintDirectory function that was not addressed by the CVE-2017-18013 patch.)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02989 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:2053 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-32.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libtiff-devel-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-static-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-32.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-32.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libtiff-devel-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-static-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-32.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-4.0.3-32.el7.ppc, libtiff-devel-4.0.3-32.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libtiff-static-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-static-4.0.3-32.el7.ppc, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-32.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-devel-4.0.3-32.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libtiff-static-4.0.3-32.el7, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-32.el7
  • RHSA-2019:2051 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Low
    compat-libtiff3 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-12.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-12.el7, compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-12.el7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-12.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2051, RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2051, RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2051, RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2051, RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2053
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43j5-gmq7-54cr

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Sources

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