SB2016070419 - Out-of-bounds write in tiff (Alpine package) 



SB2016070419 - Out-of-bounds write in tiff (Alpine package)

Published: July 4, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016070419
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8784)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.