Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2015-8668

Disclosure Date: January 08, 2016
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • libtiff,
  • oracle,
  • redhat

Products

  • enterprise linux 6.0,
  • enterprise linux 7.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • libtiff,
  • linux 6,
  • linux 7,
  • vm server 3.3,
  • vm server 3.4
Technical Analysis