CVE-2014-8127

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8127
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-26 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionLibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted TIFF image to the (1) checkInkNamesString function in tif_dir.c in the thumbnail tool, (2) compresscontig function in tiff2bw.c in the tiff2bw tool, (3) putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in the tiff2rgba tool, LZWPreDecode function in tif_lzw.c in the (4) tiff2ps or (5) tiffdither tool, (6) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in the tiffmedian tool, or (7) TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2015:0450-1: moderate: Security update for tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 2484 – CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: Out-of-bounds Read in the thumbnail tool af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
LibTIFF CVE-2014-8127 Out of Bounds Read Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 2497 – CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: Out-of-bounds Read in the tiffmedian tool af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
Bug 2485 – CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: Out-of-bounds Read in the tiff2bw tool af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
Bug 2496 – CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: Out-of-bounds Read in the tiff2ps and tiffdither tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
Bug 2500 – CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: Out-of-bounds Read in the tiffset tool af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
Bug 2486 – CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: Out-of-bounds Read in the tiff2rgba tool af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3273-1 tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Multiple vulnerabilities in LibTIFF and associated tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2014-8127-LibTIFF-Out-of-bounds_Reads.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.conostix.com Third Party Advisory
Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2014-8127 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1185805 – (CVE-2014-8127) CVE-2014-8127 libtiff: out-of-bounds read with malformed TIFF image in multiple tools MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710479 Gentoo Linux libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16)
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