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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-9655

The (1) putcontig8bitYCbCr21tile function in tif_getimage.c or (2) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.53%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The (1) putcontig8bitYCbCr21tile function in tif_getimage.c or (2) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff-cvs-1.tif and libtiff-cvs-2.tif.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.53% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
debian/debian linux · remotesensing/libtiff
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.