CVE-2015-7554

NameCVE-2015-7554
DescriptionThe _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-692-1, DLA-693-1
Debian Bugs809066, 842043, 850316

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tiff (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4.0.3-12.3+deb8u16fixed
stretch (security)4.0.8-2+deb9u8fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.0.8-2+deb9u11fixed
buster4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4fixed
buster (security)4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u9fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye4.2.0-1+deb11u5fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm4.5.0-6+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie4.5.1+git230720-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
tiffsourcewheezy4.0.2-6+deb7u7DLA-693-1
tiffsourcejessie4.0.3-12.3+deb8u4
tiffsource(unstable)4.0.7-7809066, 842043, 850316
tiff3sourcewheezy3.9.6-11+deb7u2DLA-692-1
tiff3source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/26/7
SUSE seem to have a fix (disputed): https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=960341
Reproducer file here: https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=665389
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2564
partially fixed by http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2564#c2
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The problem is present in tiff3 3.9.6-11+deb7u1 on wheezy (the problematic code
gets executed under gdb), however for some reason this does not lead to a segfault.

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