Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-1547
CVE-2015-1547
Description
The 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 libtiff5.tif.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
10- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/16nvdExploit
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/5nvdExploit
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467nvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/73438nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16nvd
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