CVE-2015-7313 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption and crash using a crafted TIFF file in LibTIFF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7313?
CVE-2015-7313 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 17 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
LibTIFF before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted tiff file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7313?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7313?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-7313 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7313 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7313, GHSA-2j29-7372-8rgg, MINI-5fh8-mmjq-vx9q, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7313.