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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Imageio | apple-osx-security-update-2015-005apple-osx-upgrade-latest | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 12, 2018 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-tiff | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 12, 2018 | |
| F5 Big Ip | f5-bigip-upgrade-latest | Jun 17, 2026 | Nov 8, 2016 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-tiff | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 9, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-image-library-libtiff-4-0-8-0-175-3-27-0-1-0 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 | |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff4ubuntu-upgrade-libtiff5 | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 12, 2018 |
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