CVE-2015-1547

MEDIUM

LibTIFF - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The 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 libtiff5.tif.

References (10)

[Exploit] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16

[Exploit] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73438

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0445

EPSS Percentile 88.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

debian/debian_linux

libtiff/libtiff < 4.0.6

Timeline

Published Apr 13, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026