#VU32276 Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2015-8665

 

#VU32276 Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2015-8665

Published: April 13, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32276
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8665
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via the SamplesPerPixel tag in a TIFF image.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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