CVE-2018-10801
Publication date 8 May 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
TIFFClientOpen in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 3.8.2 has memory leaks, as demonstrated by bmp2tiff.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tiff | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored |
Notes
mdeslaur
upstream removed the bmp2tiff utility in 4.0.7 this is a memory leak in a command-line tool, we will not be fixing this issue in precise, trusty or xenial. Marking as ignored.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |