SB2017031708 - Resource management error in LibTIFF
Published: March 17, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031708
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7313)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted tiff file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.