CVE-2015-7554

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-254

Description

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.

Affected products

libtiff: 4.0.6

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00078.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00081.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00100.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135078/libtiff-4.0.6-Invalid-Write.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/119
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537205/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79699

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