CVE-2018-16335 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted TIFF files due to heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF.
- 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-2018-16335?
CVE-2018-16335 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Sep 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
newoffsets handling in ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip in tif_dirread.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows 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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16335?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16335?
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-2018-16335 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16335 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-45291, CLSA-2026-1792608220, CLSA-2026-1792612283, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16335, GHSA-mrp2-rrc8-6v2w, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16335.