CVE-2015-1547

Published: Apr 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The 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 libtiff5.tif.

Affected (3)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Libtiff: Libtiff

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libtiff Libtiff	Up to 4.0.6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (20)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73438

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16