vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-8668: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 8, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 8, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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
gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-tiff
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