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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.0.3-25.el7_2

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 5.71% (94th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBTIFFDEVEL-1449284
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 28 Dec 2015
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Introduced: 28 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8668 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

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.

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.