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TI-2018-10885 Aliases CVE-2018-15209GHSA-hpvx-h4gg-hpc4

ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, as demonstrated by tiff2pdf.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03918 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2024:5079 Released 2024-08-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libtiff-4.0.9-32.el8_10, libtiff-devel-4.0.9-32.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libtiff-tools-4.0.9-32.el8_10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:5079
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:5079
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15209
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpvx-h4gg-hpc4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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