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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8784

The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.98%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.98% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux
Source
security@debian.org

References

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