Out-of-Bounds Affecting tiff package, versions <3.9.5-2ubuntu1.9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.86% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-TIFF-406282
  • published13 Apr 2016
  • disclosed13 Apr 2016

Introduced: 13 Apr 2016

CVE-2015-8665  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 tiff to version 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via the SamplesPerPixel tag in a TIFF image.