cve/2015/CVE-2015-8668.md

CVE-2015-8668

Description

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.

POC

Reference

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Github

• https://github.com/mudongliang/LinuxFlaw
• https://github.com/oneoy/cve-