CVE-2015-8668

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 8, 2016 at 07:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC

6 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Workstation

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 14%

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

LibTIFF · Libtiff

95%

v ≤ 4.0.6

Linux · Oracledrupal

95%

6 7

Vm Server · Oracle

95%

3.3 3.4

Enterprise Linux · Red Hatrpm

95%

6.0 7.0

Enterprise Linux Desktop · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.0 7.0

Enterprise Linux Workstation · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.0 7.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-787

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