CVE-2015-8668
Published: 8 January 2016
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur |
upstream removed the bmp2tiff utility in 4.0.7 RHEL patch is incomplete |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(4.0.6-3)
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
|
|
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Patches:
vendor: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libtiff.git/1ad9335dc0c1325262c62842eda01476243ec821/SOURCES!libtiff-CVE-2015-8668.patch |
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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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |