# CVE-2018-17000: A NULL pointer dereference in the function \_TIFFmemcmp at tif\_unix.c (called from TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransferfunction) in LibTIFF 4.0.9 al

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A NULL pointer dereference in the function _TIFFmemcmp at tif_unix.c (called from TIFFWriteDirectoryTagTransferfunction) in LibTIFF 4.0.9 allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted tiff file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable tiffcp.

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## References

- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2811
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105342
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00041.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4670

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