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CVE-2015-7554

Published: 8 January 2016

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
partial fix in RHEL
sbeattie
debian incorporated partial fix in 4.0.7-7

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.0.8-5)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
upstream
Released (4.0.7-7)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety
Released (4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
vendor: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libtiff.git/1ad9335dc0c1325262c62842eda01476243ec821/SOURCES!libtiff-CVE-2015-7554.patch
upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/4d4fa0b68ae9ae038959ee4f69ebe288ec892f06

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H