libtiff: Out-of-bounds when reading CIE Lab image format files
Published Apr 13, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.86%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff-0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff-0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff-0:3.9.4-18.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff-0:4.0.3-25.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1546 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 86.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 86.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04919) | 91.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 85.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04919) | 91.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 85.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04919) | 91.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02857) | 85.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04919) | 91.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02880) | 84.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.00% (0.02999) | 91.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3.00% (0.02999) | 89.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02769) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02457) | 88.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02097) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79718 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8683 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294427 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8683
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8683
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