Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.3-25.el7_2


high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.77% (81st percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBTIFFDEVEL-1449202
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 24 Jan 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1546.

NVD Description

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

tif_luv.c in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds writes) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8781.