SB2019061218 - Fedora 29 update for libtiff
Published: June 12, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061218
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19210)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input processed by the TIFFWriteDirectorySec function, as defined in the tif_dirwrite.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening or executing a file that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.