CVE-2015-8870 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or read sensitive memory via crafted BMP files due to an integer overflow 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-2015-8870?
CVE-2015-8870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 6 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in tools/bmp2tiff.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read), or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory, via crafted width and length values in RLE4 or RLE8 data in a BMP file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8870?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as CVE-2014-9299, DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8870, GHSA-p8mr-cwrg-5x9h.