CVE-2015-8784
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.0.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.0.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.0.6-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | {"endExcluding":"4.0.7"} | 4.0.7 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8784.html
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2508
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/8
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81696
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/b18012dae552f85dcc5c57d3bf4e997a15b1cc1c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8784
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.