CVE-2015-8683 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF when processing packed TIFF images.
- 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-2015-8683?
CVE-2015-8683 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Apr 2016. 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
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8683?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8683?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-8683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8683, GHSA-2vqh-xv99-28cc, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8683.