An issue was discovered in LibTIFF 4.0.9. There is a int32 overflow in multiply_ms in tools/ppm2tiff.c, which can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image file.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-17100 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix |
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