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CVE-2015-8668
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-01-08T19:59:18.477 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:00.490

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image.

Affected products

libtiff — libtiff

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References

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