Security Features Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.93% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-406050
  • published8 Jan 2016
  • disclosed8 Jan 2016

Introduced: 8 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-7554  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.