DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8668

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8668
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8668.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8668
Published
2016-01-08T19:59:18Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:38Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tiff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tiff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tiff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tiff?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}