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TI-2014-06742 Aliases CVE-2014-8127GHSA-5fvh-vxjv-m955

LibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read…

Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

LibTIFF 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted TIFF image to the (1) checkInkNamesString function in tif_dir.c in the thumbnail tool, (2) compresscontig function in tiff2bw.c in the tiff2bw tool, (3) putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in the tiff2rgba tool, LZWPreDecode function in tif_lzw.c in the (4) tiff2ps or (5) tiffdither tool, (6) NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in the tiffmedian tool, or (7) TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05715 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3Vulnerablelibtiff
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·libtiff
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:1546 Released 2016-08-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libtiff-devel-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-static-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libtiff-devel-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-static-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-4.0.3-25.el7_2.ppc, libtiff-devel-4.0.3-25.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libtiff-static-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-static-4.0.3-25.el7_2.ppc, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libtiff-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-devel-4.0.3-25.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libtiff-static-4.0.3-25.el7_2, libtiff-tools-4.0.3-25.el7_2
  • RHSA-2016:1547 Released 2016-08-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    libtiff security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-18.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libtiff-devel-3.9.4-18.el6_8, libtiff-static-3.9.4-18.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-18.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libtiff-devel-3.9.4-18.el6_8, libtiff-static-3.9.4-18.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-18.el6_8, libtiff-3.9.4-18.el6_8.ppc, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-18.el6_8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libtiff-static-3.9.4-18.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libtiff-3.9.4-18.el6_8, libtiff-devel-3.9.4-18.el6_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libtiff-static-3.9.4-18.el6_8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1546

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8127
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fvh-vxjv-m955

References

Advisory 7

Other 6

Sources

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