CVE-2018-10801 Denial of service in n/a
Memory leaks in LibTIFF can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service when processing 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-2018-10801?
CVE-2018-10801 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 8 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
TIFFClientOpen in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has memory leaks, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10801?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10801?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-10801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10801, GHSA-4f46-r4w9-h2c4, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10801.