CVE-2015-8668

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-12-28
Impact:Low What is this?

Description


Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function intif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.3
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libtiff)ELSA-2016-15472016-08-02
Oracle Linux version 7 (libtiff)ELSA-2016-15462016-08-02
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libtiff)OVMSA-2016-00932016-08-02
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libtiff)OVMSA-2016-00932016-08-02


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