SB2017011322 - Out-of-bounds read in tiff (Alpine package)
Published: January 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017011322
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 read (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8127)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the tif_dir.c function in the thumbnail tool, (2) compresscontig function file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.