VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8683
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.86% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79718
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79718
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.