CVE-2015-8668

CRITICAL

libtiff < 4.0.6 - Remote Code Execution via BMP Width Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
Broken Link, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0671
EPSS Percentile 91.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (11)
libtiff/libtiff < 4.0.6
oracle/linux 6
oracle/linux 7
oracle/vm_server 3.3
oracle/vm_server 3.4
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
... and 1 more
Published Jan 08, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026