UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1547

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1547

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-1547

    Summary:

    Details: The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1547, http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/vulns/libtiff5.tif, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1547

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tiff

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High