CVE-2014-8129
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
LibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by failure of tif_next.c to verify that the BitsPerSample value is 2, and the t2p_sample_lab_signed_to_unsigned function in tiff2pdf.c.
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Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw in libtiff.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libtiff) | RHSA-2016:1547 | 2016-08-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libtiff) | RHSA-2016:1546 | 2016-08-02 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix |
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