CVE-2014-8127
First published: Mon Jun 26 2017(Updated: )
LibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted TIFF image to the (1) checkInkNamesString function in tif_dir.c in the thumbnail tool, (2) compresscontig function in tiff2bw.c in the tiff2bw tool, (3) putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in the tiff2rgba tool, LZWPreDecode function in tif_lzw.c in the (4) tiff2ps or (5) tiffdither tool, (6) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in the tiffmedian tool, or (7) TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/tiff | 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4 4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u8 4.2.0-1+deb11u4 4.5.0-6 4.5.1+git230720-1 | |
| tiff | =4.0.3 | |
| SUSE Linux | =13.1 | |
| SUSE Linux | =13.2 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2014-8127-LibTIFF-Out-of-bounds_Reads.txt
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2484
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3996fa0f84f4a8b7e65fe4b8f0681711022034ea
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2485
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2486
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2496
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2497
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2500
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8127
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00022.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3273
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72323
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2014-8127?
CVE-2014-8127 is considered a denial of service vulnerability that can potentially crash the application.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8127?
To fix CVE-2014-8127, you should upgrade to LibTIFF version 4.1.0 or higher as the vulnerability has been addressed in these versions.
What are the affected software versions for CVE-2014-8127?
CVE-2014-8127 affects LibTIFF version 4.0.3 and potentially other versions prior to 4.1.0.
Can CVE-2014-8127 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2014-8127 can be exploited remotely through crafted TIFF images.
What types of attacks are associated with CVE-2014-8127?
CVE-2014-8127 is associated with denial of service attacks that result from out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities.
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- agent/type
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/libtiff
- canonical/tiff
- version/tiff/4.0.3
- vendor/opensuse
- canonical/suse linux
- version/suse linux/13.1
- version/suse linux/13.2