Is CVE-2018-17795 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-17795 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-17795?

CVE-2018-17795 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-17795?

CVE-2018-17795 has an EPSS score of 4.10% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17795?

Upgrade tiff on debian 11 to 4.0.9-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-17795

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The function t2p_write_pdf in tiff2pdf.c in LibTIFF 4.0.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9935.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

tiffDebian

Fixed in:4.0.9-2CVE-2018-17795

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.maptools.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.