CVE-2018-17795

libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in tiff2pdf.c:t2p_write_pdf()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 2, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 and earlier 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, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow