Medium severity · published Apr 13, 2016
CVE-2015-1547
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…
6.5
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
through 4.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1547
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1547
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
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