Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
5.71% (94th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFF-2133674
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 Dec 2015
Introduced: 28 Dec 2015
CVE-2015-8668 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6
libtiff
to version 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff
package and not the libtiff
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:6
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.