Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtiff-static package, versions <0:4.0.3-25.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.1% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBTIFFSTATIC-2507026
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Apr 2016

Introduced: 13 Apr 2016

CVE-2015-1547  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libtiff-static to version 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1546.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-static package and not the libtiff-static package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.