The _TIFFmalloc function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.3 does not reject a zero size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that is mishandled by the TIFFWriteScanline function in tif_write.c, as demonstrated by tiffdither.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade libtiff | Aug 22, 2016 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Adminframework | — | Apply OS X security update 2015-005Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Aug 28, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Imageio | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-005 | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade libtiff-staticUpgrade libtiffUpgrade libtiff-toolsUpgrade libtiff-devel | Aug 6, 2016 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tiff | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 12, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/tiff. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 9, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade image/library/libtiff to version 4.0.8-0.175.3.27.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libtiff-develUpgrade libtiff-toolsUpgrade libtiff-staticUpgrade libtiff | Aug 2, 2016 | Dec 7, 2014 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libtiff-debuginfoUpgrade libtiff-toolsNo solution existsUpgrade libtiff-develUpgrade libtiff-staticUpgrade libtiff | Aug 2, 2016 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libtiff-devel-32bitUpgrade libtiff3-32bitUpgrade libtiff5Upgrade libtiff3-x86Upgrade libtiff3Upgrade libtiff5-32bitUpgrade tiffUpgrade libtiff-devel | Dec 18, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libtiff4Upgrade libtiff5 | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 12, 2018 |
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