Out-of-bounds Read in Libtiff
CVE-2014-8127
LibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted TIFF image to the (1) checkInkNamesString function in tif_dir.c in the thumbnail tool, (2) compresscontig function in tiff2bw.c in the tiff2bw tool, (3) putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in the tiff2rgba tool, LZWPreDecode function in tif_lzw.c in the (4) tiff2ps or (5) tiffdither tool, (6) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in the tiffmedian tool, or (7) TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72323 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3273 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8127?
- CVE-2014-8127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8127?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-8127 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.