Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20158668000
Revision Date:2016-01-08Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8668 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8668
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'tiff' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1').
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