CVE-2015-8668
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8668
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8668.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8668
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-01-08T19:59:18Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-04T05:21:50.222207Z
- Severity
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- 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
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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
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded