Buffer overflow in Remotesensing Libtiff
CVE-2014-9655
The (1) putcontig8bitYCbCr21tile function in tif_getimage.c or (2) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff-cvs-1.tif and libtiff-cvs-2.tif.
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: 0.025 (84.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Remotesensing Libtiff
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3273 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9655?
- CVE-2014-9655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Remotesensing Libtiff, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9655?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.