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CVE-2015-7554

Published: Jan 08, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
5.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7554
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/254.html

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibtiffLibtiff4.0.6 (including)4.0.6 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatlibtiff-0:3.9.4-18.el6_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatlibtiff-0:4.0.3-25.el7_2*
TiffUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
TiffUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
TiffUbuntuprecise*
TiffUbuntutrusty*
TiffUbuntutrusty/esm*
TiffUbuntuupstream*
TiffUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
TiffUbuntuwily*
TiffUbuntuxenial*
TiffUbuntuyakkety*
TiffUbuntuzesty*

References

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