Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8784
CVE-2015-8784
Description
The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/b18012dae552f85dcc5c57d3bf4e997a15b1cc1cnvdPatch
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/81696nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/4nvdMailing List
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/8nvdMailing List
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