Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtiff-tools package, versions <0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed25 Dec 2015
Introduced: 25 Dec 2015
CVE-2015-8683 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 libtiff-tools 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-tools package and not the libtiff-tools package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79718
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8683
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1546
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1