CVE-2018-19210
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in...
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
CVE-2018-19210- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
CVE-2018-19210- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10919 No score
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10919- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2f42-4gxp-5g75
6.5
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in...
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
GHSA-2f42-4gxp-5g75- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2018-19210
6.5
CVE-2018-19210 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2018-19210- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
CVE-2018-19210- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-19210
6.5
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19210- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19210
6.5
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19210- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0493 No score
Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerabilities
Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file. (CVE-2018-12900)
LibTIFF 4.0.9 (with JBIG enabled) decodes arbitrarily-sized JBIG into a buffer, ignoring the buffer size, which leads to a tif_jbig.c JBIGDecode out-of-bounds write. (CVE-2018-18557)
In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset. (CVE-2018-19210)
- Record
MGASA-2018-0493- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1161-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-19210: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in TIFFWriteDirectorySec function (bsc#1115717).
- CVE-2018-17000: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in the _TIFFmemcmp function (bsc#1108606).
- CVE-2019-6128: Fixed a memory leak in the TIFFFdOpen function in tif_unix.c (bsc#1121626).
- CVE-2019-7663: Fixed an invalid address dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransfer function in libtiff/tif_dirwrite.c (bsc#1125113)
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1161-1- 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-2018:4008-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-19210: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function (bsc#1115717).
- CVE-2017-12944: Fixed denial of service issue in the TIFFReadDirEntryArray function (bsc#1054594).
- CVE-2016-10094: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _tiffWriteProc function (bsc#1017693).
- CVE-2016-10093: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFmemcpy function (bsc#1017693).
- CVE-2016-10092: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the TIFFReverseBits function (bsc#1017693).
- CVE-2016-6223: Fixed out-of-bounds read on memory-mapped files in TIFFReadRawStrip1() and TIFFReadRawTile1() (bsc#990460).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:4008-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4191-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-19210: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function (bsc#1115717).
- CVE-2017-12944: Fixed denial of service issue in the TIFFReadDirEntryArray function (bsc#1054594).
- CVE-2016-10094: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _tiffWriteProc function (bsc#1017693).
- CVE-2016-10093: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFmemcpy function (bsc#1017693).
- CVE-2016-10092: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the TIFFReverseBits function (bsc#1017693).
- CVE-2016-6223: Fixed out-of-bounds read on memory-mapped files in TIFFReadRawStrip1() and TIFFReadRawTile1() (bsc#990460).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:4191-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0786-1 No score
Security update for tiff
This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-19210: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in TIFFWriteDirectorySec function (bsc#1115717).
- CVE-2018-17000: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in the _TIFFmemcmp function (bsc#1108606).
- CVE-2019-6128: Fixed a memory leak in the TIFFFdOpen function in tif_unix.c (bsc#1121626).
- CVE-2019-7663: Fixed an invalid address dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransfer function in libtiff/tif_dirwrite.c (bsc#1125113)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0786-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3906-1 No score
tiff vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
- Record
USN-3906-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tiffDebian:12 |
before 4.0.10-4 | 4.0.10-4 |
tiffDebian:13 |
before 4.0.10-4 | 4.0.10-4 |
tiffDebian:14 |
before 4.0.10-4 | 4.0.10-4 |
tiffDebian:8 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u8, plus listed versions 4.0.3-12.34.0.3-12.3+deb8u14.0.3-12.3+deb8u24.0.3-12.3+deb8u34.0.3-12.3+deb8u44.0.3-12.3+deb8u54.0.3-12.3+deb8u64.0.3-12.3+deb8u7 |
4.0.3-12.3+deb8u8 |
tiffDebian:9 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 4.0.8-2+deb9u5, plus listed versions 4.0.8-24.0.8-2+deb9u14.0.8-2+deb9u24.0.8-2+deb9u34.0.8-2+deb9u4 |
4.0.8-2+deb9u5 |
libtiffMageia:6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-1.9.mga6 | 4.0.9-1.9.mga6 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.20.1 | 4.0.9-5.20.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.20.1 | 4.0.9-5.20.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.20.1 | 4.0.9-5.20.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-44.30.1 | 4.0.9-44.30.1 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.27.5 | 4.0.9-5.27.5 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.27.5 | 4.0.9-5.27.5 |
tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5.27.5 | 4.0.9-5.27.5 |
tiffUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11, plus listed versions 4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7 Show 9 moreShow less4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.84.0.3-7ubuntu0.94.0.3-7ubuntu0.10 |
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11 |
tiffUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6, plus listed versions 4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.24.0.6-1ubuntu0.34.0.6-1ubuntu0.44.0.6-1ubuntu0.5 |
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6 |
tiffUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 4.0.8-54.0.8-64.0.9-14.0.9-24.0.9-3 Show 4 moreShow less4.0.9-44.0.9-4ubuntu14.0.9-54.0.9-5ubuntu0.1 |
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2 |
tiffUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11, plus listed versions 4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7 Show 9 moreShow less4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.84.0.3-7ubuntu0.94.0.3-7ubuntu0.10 |
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11 |
tiffUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6, plus listed versions 4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-14.0.6-1ubuntu0.14.0.6-1ubuntu0.24.0.6-1ubuntu0.34.0.6-1ubuntu0.44.0.6-1ubuntu0.5 |
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6 |
tiffUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 4.0.8-54.0.8-64.0.9-14.0.9-24.0.9-3 Show 4 moreShow less4.0.9-44.0.9-4ubuntu14.0.9-54.0.9-5ubuntu0.1 |
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2 |
tiffopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1 | 4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1 |
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 | ||
| 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-2018-19210 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libtiff, published November 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.61%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.10-4.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/105932
usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00026.html
bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2820
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00041.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TX5UEYHGMTNEHJB4FHE7HCJ75UQDNKGB
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-25
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/C6IL2QFKE6MGVUTOPU2UUWITTE36KRDF
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TX5UEYHGMTNEHJB4FHE7HCJ75UQDNKGB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2f42-4gxp-5g75
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2018-19210
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19210
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0493.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24053
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-11/msg00138.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-12/msg00038.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184008-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/1115717
bugzilla.suse.com/990460
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10092
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10093
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10094
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6223
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12944
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19210
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184191-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190786-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1108606
bugzilla.suse.com/1121626
bugzilla.suse.com/1125113
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17000
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6128
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7663
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19210
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3906-1
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10779
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12900
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17000
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6128
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7663
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1586
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2327
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10095
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10266
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10267
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10268
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10269
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10270
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10271
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10272
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10371
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5318
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9538
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16232
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18013
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5225
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7592
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7593
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7594
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7595
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7596
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7598
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7599
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7601
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7602
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9403
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9404
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9935
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9936
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10779
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10963
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12900
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16335
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17100
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17101
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17795
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18557
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18661
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5784
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7456
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8905