Skip to main content
No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2018-19210

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-11-12
  • WeaknessCWE-476

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-1219:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Libtiff
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0= 4.0.9no fix published
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.4= 14.04no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
18.10= 18.10no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libtiffMageia:6all versions · fixed in 4.0.9-1.9.mga6
  • tiffUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.2
  • tiffUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6
  • tiffUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
  • tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 4.0.9-44.30.1
  • tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 4.0.9-44.30.1
  • tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 4.0.9-44.30.1
  • tiffSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 4.0.9-44.30.1

17 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-19210 Red Hat Product Security21 known affected

    libtiff: NULL pointer dereference in TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c

    libtiff.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · libtiff as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · libtiff-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +18 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-19210 · 5 productsFix deferred
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-19210 · 16 productsWill not fix

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-11-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2f42-4gxp-5g75

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19210?

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function in tif_dirwrite.c that will lead to a denial of service attack, as demonstrated by tiffset.

Is CVE-2018-19210 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19210 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19210?

CVE-2018-19210 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Running libtiff? Hear about its next vulnerability

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, November 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database

Sources for this record