SB2016041308 - Out-of-bounds write in LibTIFF LibTIFF
Published: April 13, 2016 Updated: July 27, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041308
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8784)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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