CVE-2014-9655

Description

The (1) putcontig8bitYCbCr21tile function in tif_getimage.c or (2) 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 libtiff-cvs-1.tif and libtiff-cvs-2.tif.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.10% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3273 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9655?
CVE-2014-9655 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9655?
To fix CVE-2014-9655, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9655 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9655 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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