CVE-2018-16335
newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows...
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
CVE-2018-16335- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
CVE-2018-16335- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8184 No score
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8184- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrp2-rrc8-6v2w
newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows...
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
GHSA-mrp2-rrc8-6v2w- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-45291
CVE-2018-16335 affecting package openjpeg2 2.3.1-12
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
AZL-45291- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
CVE-2018-16335- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-16335
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16335- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16335
newoffsets handling in 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16335- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792608220 No score
libtiff: Fix of 22 CVEs
- CVE-2018-16335: validate file size before chopping up a single strip
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792608220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792612283 No score
libtiff: Fix of 22 CVEs
- CVE-2018-16335: validate file size before chopping up a single strip
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792612283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1 No score
libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libtiff-devel-32bit-4.3.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3289-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-17100: There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. (bsc#1108637)
- CVE-2018-17101: There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. (bsc#1108627)
- CVE-2018-17795: The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c allowed 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, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935. (bsc#1110358)
- CVE-2018-16335: newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c allowed 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209. (bsc#1106853)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3289-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3327-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2018-10779: TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c had a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.(bsc#1092480)
- CVE-2018-17100: There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. (bsc#1108637)
- CVE-2018-17101: There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. (bsc#1108627)
- CVE-2018-17795: The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c allowed 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, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935. (bsc#1110358)
- CVE-2018-16335: newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c allowed 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209. (bsc#1106853)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3327-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3391-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-17100: There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. (bsc#1108637)
- CVE-2018-17101: There are two out-of-bounds writes in cpTags in tools/tiff2bw.c and tools/pal2rgb.c, which can cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file. (bsc#1108627)
- CVE-2018-17795: The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c allowed 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, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935. (bsc#1110358)
- CVE-2018-16335: newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c allowed 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. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-15209. (bsc#1106853)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3391-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openjpeg2Azure Linux:3 |
through 2.3.1-12 | None known |
libtiffTuxCare:OracleLinux:6 |
before 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 | 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 |
libtiff-develTuxCare:OracleLinux:6 |
before 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 | 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 |
libtiff-staticTuxCare:OracleLinux:6 |
before 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 | 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 |
libtiffTuxCare:CentOS:6 |
before 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 | 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 |
libtiff-develTuxCare:CentOS:6 |
before 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 | 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 |
libtiff-staticTuxCare:CentOS:6 |
before 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 | 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5 |
tiffDebian:12 |
before 4.0.9-5 | 4.0.9-5 |
tiffDebian:13 |
before 4.0.9-5 | 4.0.9-5 |
tiffDebian:14 |
before 4.0.9-5 | 4.0.9-5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tiffDebian:9 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.0.8-2+deb9u4, plus listed versions 4.0.8-24.0.8-2+deb9u14.0.8-2+deb9u24.0.8-2+deb9u3 |
4.0.8-2+deb9u4 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.24.1 | 4.0.9-44.24.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.24.1 | 4.0.9-44.24.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.24.1 | 4.0.9-44.24.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.24.1 | 4.0.9-44.24.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.14.1 | 4.0.9-5.14.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.14.1 | 4.0.9-5.14.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 3.8.2-141.169.19.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.19.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 3.8.2-141.169.19.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.19.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 3.8.2-141.169.19.1 | 3.8.2-141.169.19.1 |
tiffUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9, plus listed versions 4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7 Show 7 moreShow less4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.8 |
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9 |
tiffUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.24.0.6-1ubuntu0.3 |
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4 |
tiffUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 4.0.9-4ubuntu1, plus listed versions 4.0.8-54.0.8-64.0.9-14.0.9-24.0.9-34.0.9-4 |
4.0.9-4ubuntu1 |
tiffopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 48 CVEs |
before 4.3.0-1.3 | 4.3.0-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16335 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Libtiff, published September 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.63%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in libtiff 3.9.4-21.el6_8.tuxcare.els5.
References
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349
bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2809
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16335
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrp2-rrc8-6v2w
errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/oraclelinux6els/CLSA-2026-1792608220.html
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16335
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183289-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1106853
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16335
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16335