CVE-2015-8784
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.90%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8784
To remediate CVE-2015-8784, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tiff—upgrade to 4.0.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8784 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.0.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |