CVE-2015-8668
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2016-01-08
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Affected products
- Libtiff (Libtiff)
- Linux (Oracle)
- Vm Server (Oracle)
- Enterprise Linux (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
