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CVE-2015-8683
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds…
Medium5.5EPSS 2.9%
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Description
The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- 1035508 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1547 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151225 Re: CVE request libtiff: out-of-bounds read in CIE Lab image format (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2939-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 79718 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1546 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151225 CVE request libtiff: out-of-bounds read in CIE Lab image format (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3467 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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