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GHSA-v297-429x-xxgh
GHSA-v297-429x-xxgh
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10963 advisory
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2795 url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3864-1 advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.html advisory