Resource management error in LibTIFF - CVE-2015-7313

 

Resource management error in LibTIFF - CVE-2015-7313

Published: March 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39446
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7313
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-7313

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources