CVE-2014-8129

8.8 · HIGH

Published Mar 12, 2018 libtiff CWE-787 EPSS 3.67% (89th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-8129 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting libtiff libtiff. It was published on March 12, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libtiff. Update libtiff to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2487 Ref bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2488 Ref lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html Ref lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html Ref openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/15 Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html Ref support.apple.com/kb/HT204941 Ref support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 Ref www.conostix.com/pub/adv/CVE-2014-8129-LibTIFF-Out-of-bounds_Reads_and_Writes.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-8129?

CVE-2014-8129 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting libtiff libtiff. It was published on March 12, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-8129?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-8129?

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