LibTIFF CVE-2018-10779 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

LibTIFF is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, code execution may be possible but this has not been confirmed.

LibTIFF 3.8.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.