CVE-2015-8683

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

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Libtiff: Libtiff · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libtiff Libtiff	Version 4.0.6

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

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

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 (24)

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/25/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79718

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508

Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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