libtiff: out-of-bound write in NeXTDecode()
Published Apr 13, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.98%
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.98% (0.03979) | 90.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.01% (0.04012) | 89.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01522) | 79.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.65% (0.01655) | 87.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3.54% (0.03535) | 90.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 3.27% (0.03266) | 89.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 2.90% (0.02900) | 89.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 2.48% (0.02478) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.33% (0.02330) | 88.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2508 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81696 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8784 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301652 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/b18012dae552f85dcc5c57d3bf4e997a15b1cc1c x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8784
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8784
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