Integer overflow in tools/bmp2tiff.c in LibTIFF before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read), or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory, via crafted width and length values in RLE4 or RLE8 data in a BMP file.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-8870 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libtiff) | RHSA-2017:0225 | 2017-02-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libtiff) | RHSA-2017:0225 | 2017-02-01 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix |
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