Buffer overflow in Libtiff
CVE-2015-8781
tif_luv.c in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via an invalid number of samples per pixel in a LogL compressed TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8782.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.028 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libtiff
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8781?
- CVE-2015-8781 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8781?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.