SB2016041310 - Buffer overflow in LibTIFF
Published: April 13, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041310
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8683)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79718
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16