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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-10963: ELSA-2019-2053: libtiff security update (MODERATE)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 9, 2018
Added
Jul 21, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

The TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF through 4.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13726.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-libtifforacle-linux-upgrade-libtiff-develoracle-linux-upgrade-libtiff-staticoracle-linux-upgrade-libtiff-tools
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