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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8668: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2016-733)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8668: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2016-733)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/22/2016
Modified
02/02/2018

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libtiff

References

  • RHSA-2016:1546
  • RHSA-2016:1547
  • ALAS-2016-733
  • GLSA-201701-16
  • CVE-2015-8668
  • USN-3212-1
  • USN-3212-3
  • DLA-693-1
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