CVE-2015-8668
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 6.7%Published: 1/8/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8668
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 packages (1)
- Debian/tifffrom 0, < 4.0.6-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |