CVE-2018-19210 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in LibTIFF allows attackers to cause a denial of service 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-2018-19210?

CVE-2018-19210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 12 Nov 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19210?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libtiff Libtiff.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19210?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-19210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19210, GHSA-2f42-4gxp-5g75, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19210.

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