Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode... · CVE-2015-8668 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 20, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Jan 8, 2016

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022

Last updated Dec 20, 2023

Severity

Critical

9.8

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H