SB2025021404 - Out-of-bounds write in LibTIFF
Published: February 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025021404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8128)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF image, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/15
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2014-8128-LibTIFF-Out-of-bounds_Writes.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185812