CVE-2018-10963

libtiff: reachable assertion in TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · May 9, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

The TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF through 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13726.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of libtiff as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not include the vulnerable code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion