CVE-2015-8784

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8784
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-13 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-31 18:56:00 UTC
DescriptionThe NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
LibTIFF 'NeXTDecode()' Function Out of Bounds Write Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2939-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: tiff: potential out-of-bound write in NeXTDecode() MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
* libtiff/tif_next.c: fix potential out-of-bound write in NeXTDecode() · vadz/libtiff@b18012d · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3467-1 tiff DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: tiff: potential out-of-bound write in NeXTDecode() MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List
Bug 2508 – uninitialized memory in NeXTDecode CONFIRM bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
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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