CVE-2018-10779 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in LibTIFF allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted TIFF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10779?
CVE-2018-10779 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 7 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
TIFFWriteScanline in tif_write.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10779?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10779?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-10779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-10779, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10779, GHSA-wj57-m3p3-7h23, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10779.