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CVE-2015-8668

Date: January 8, 2016

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8668
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8668
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8668
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8668

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-787

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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