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CentOS Linux: CVE-2015-8870: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2017:0225)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2015-8870: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2017:0225)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/06/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/01/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Integer overflow in tools/bmp2tiff.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read), or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory, via crafted width and length values in RLE4 or RLE8 data in a BMP file.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libtiff
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-static
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-tools

References

  • 94717
  • CVE-2015-8870
  • RHSA-2017:0225

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