LibTIFF 'tif_unix.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

LibTIFF is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

LibTIFF 4.0.9 is vulnerable; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Information

Bugtraq ID: 105342
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2018-17000

Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 13 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 13 2018 12:00AM
Credit: rookie
Vulnerable: LibTIFF LibTIFF 4.0.9

Not Vulnerable:

Exploit

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

References:

• LibTIFF Homepage (LibTIFF)
  
• Bug 2811 - A null pointer deference in function _TIFFmemcmp at tif_unix.c:352 (Maptools)
  

Source: www.securityfocus.com