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CVE-2018-19210

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in...

6.5 MediumFix available

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

3.61%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Debian:12
before 4.0.10-4
4.0.10-4
tiff
Debian:13
before 4.0.10-4
4.0.10-4
tiff
Debian:14
before 4.0.10-4
4.0.10-4
tiff
Debian: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
tiff
Debian: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
libtiff
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.0.9-1.9.mga6
4.0.9-1.9.mga6
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 4.0.9-44.30.1
4.0.9-44.30.1
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
SUSE: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
tiff
Ubuntu: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 less
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.84.0.3-7ubuntu0.94.0.3-7ubuntu0.10
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
tiff
Ubuntu: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
tiff
Ubuntu: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 less
4.0.9-44.0.9-4ubuntu14.0.9-54.0.9-5ubuntu0.1
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2
tiff
Ubuntu: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 less
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.44.0.3-7ubuntu0.64.0.3-7ubuntu0.74.0.3-7ubuntu0.84.0.3-7ubuntu0.94.0.3-7ubuntu0.10
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
tiff
Ubuntu: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
tiff
Ubuntu: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 less
4.0.9-44.0.9-4ubuntu14.0.9-54.0.9-5ubuntu0.1
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2
tiff
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1
4.0.9-lp150.4.16.1
tiff
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 48 CVEs
before 4.3.0-1.3
4.3.0-1.3

History

History
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affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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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.

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