CVE-2014-8127
Description
LibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted TIFF image to the (1) checkInkNamesString function in tif_dir.c in the thumbnail tool, (2) compresscontig function in tiff2bw.c in the tiff2bw tool, (3) putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in the tiff2rgba tool, LZWPreDecode function in tif_lzw.c in the (4) tiff2ps or (5) tiffdither tool, (6) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in the tiffmedian tool, or (7) TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 4.0.3 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2484
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2485
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2486
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2496
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2497
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2500
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00022.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2014-8127-LibTIFF-Out-of-bounds_Reads.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3273
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72323
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8127
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.