vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-1547): tiff vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 13, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-tiff
References
- CVE-2015-1547
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-1547
- CWE-119
- DEBIAN-DSA-3467
- URL-http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/vulns/libtiff5.tif
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1547
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