UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8668

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8668
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8668.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8668
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Published
2016-01-08T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:30Z
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
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.2-4ubuntu3
4.0.3-5ubuntu1
4.0.3-6
4.0.3-6ubuntu1
4.0.3-7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-alt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2
4.0.5-1
4.0.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}