CVE-2015-7554 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted TIFF images exploiting an invalid memory write in libtiff.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7554?
CVE-2015-7554 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 8 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7554?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
tiff SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.0.6-19.1 |
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7554?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-7554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7554, GHSA-r22q-wfrw-q7mx, SUSE-SU-2016:0160-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7554.