CVE-2008-2327

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2327
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-27 20:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer underflows in the (1) LZWDecode, (2) LZWDecodeCompat, and (3) LZWDecodeVector functions in tif_lzw.c in the LZW decoder in LibTIFF 3.8.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF file, related to improper handling of the CODE_CLEAR code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.5 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1632-1 tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
USN-639-1: tiff vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
LibTIFF Buffer Underflow in Decoding LZW Data Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: libtiff-3.8.2-11.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DTSA-160-1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-tracker.debian.net
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-2327 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-tracker.debian.net
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DSA-1632-1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-tracker.debian.net
APPLE-SA-2008-11-13 Safari 3.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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Gentoo Bug 234080 - media-libs/tiff <3.8.2-r4 buffer underflow in LZW decoding (CVE-2008-2327) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 Mac OS X v10.5.5 and Security Update 2008-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of Safari 3.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
APPLE-SA-2008-11-20 iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-260A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
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LibTIFF 'tif_lzw.c' Remote Buffer Underflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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Fedora update for libtiff - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMSA-2008-0017.2 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
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Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 458674 – CVE-2008-2327 libtiff: use of uninitialized memory in LZW decoder af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
libTIFF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
About the security content of iLife Support 8.3.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: libtiff-3.8.2-11.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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