CVE-2015-8783

Publication date 1 February 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

tif_luv.c in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds reads) via a crafted TIFF image.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Fixed 4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2.1
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.9

Notes

mdeslaur

same fix as CVE-2015-8781

Patch details

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Package Patch details
tiff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2939-1
    • LibTIFF vulnerabilities
    • 23 March 2016

Other references