CVE-2015-7554

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7554
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-08 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThe _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-254

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.6 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: libtiff: invalid write (CVE-2015-7554) FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit
LibTIFF CVE-2015-7554 Invalid Write Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:0212-1: moderate: Security update for tiff SUSE lists.opensuse.org
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
libtiff 4.0.6 Invalid Write ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - libtiff: invalid write (CVE-2015-7554) MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit
openSUSE-SU-2016:0252-1: moderate: Security update for tiff SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:0215-1: moderate: Security update for tiff SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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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