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CVE-2018-10779

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as...

6.5 MediumFix available

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

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

2.87%Up 1.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
CVE-2018-10779
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-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
CVE-2018-10779
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2849 No score

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
EUVD-2018-2849
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wj57-m3p3-7h23 6.5

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as...

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
GHSA-wj57-m3p3-7h23
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-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-10779 6.5

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-10779
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
OSVBELL-CVE-2018-10779 6.5

CVE-2018-10779 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2018-10779
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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OSV 6.5

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
CVE-2018-10779
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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-10779 6.5

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10779
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
OSVRHSA-2019:2053 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update

Record
RHSA-2019:2053
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10779 6.5

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10779
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-2018-0409 No score

Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerabilities

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_packbits.c in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted bmp file (CVE-2016-5319).

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c (CVE-2017-17942).

TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff (CVE-2018-10779).

Record
MGASA-2018-0409
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-2018:2676-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

  • CVE-2015-8668: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff, which allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a specially crafted BMP image. (bsc#960589)
  • CVE-2018-10779: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in TIFFWriteScanline() in tif_write.c (bsc#1092480)
  • CVE-2017-17942: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c. (bsc#1074186)
  • CVE-2016-5319: Fixed a beap-based buffer overflow in bmp2tiff (bsc#983440)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2676-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2836-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-10779: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in TIFFWriteScanline() in tif_write.c (bsc#1092480)
  • CVE-2017-17942: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c. (bsc#1074186)
  • CVE-2016-5319: Fixed a beap-based buffer overflow in bmp2tiff (bsc#983440)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2836-1
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
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
Alpine:v3.10
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.11
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.12
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.13
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.14
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.15
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.16
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.17
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.18
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.19
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Alpine:v3.20
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.21
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.22
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.23
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.24
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Alpine:v3.5
before 4.0.9-r6
4.0.9-r6
tiff
Alpine:v3.6
before 4.0.9-r6
4.0.9-r6
tiff
Alpine:v3.7
before 4.0.9-r6
4.0.9-r6
tiff
Alpine:v3.8
before 4.0.9-r7
4.0.9-r7
tiff
Alpine:v3.9
before 4.0.9-r8
4.0.9-r8
tiff
Debian:12
before 4.0.6-3
4.0.6-3
tiff
Debian:13
before 4.0.6-3
4.0.6-3
tiff
Debian:14
before 4.0.6-3
4.0.6-3
libtiff
Mageia:6
before 4.0.9-1.6.mga6
4.0.9-1.6.mga6
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-32.el7
0:4.0.3-32.el7
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 3.8.2-141.169.16.1
3.8.2-141.169.16.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 3.8.2-141.169.16.1
3.8.2-141.169.16.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 3.8.2-141.169.16.1
3.8.2-141.169.16.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.21.1
4.0.9-44.21.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.21.1
4.0.9-44.21.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.21.1
4.0.9-44.21.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.21.1
4.0.9-44.21.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 4.0.9-5.14.1
4.0.9-5.14.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
before 4.0.9-5.14.1
4.0.9-5.14.1
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
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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
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4.0.9-44.0.9-4ubuntu14.0.9-54.0.9-5ubuntu0.1
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2
tiff
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.3.0-1.3
4.3.0-1.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-10779 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libtiff, published May 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.9-r8.

References

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