MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-8130

Libtiff vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
The _TIFFmalloc function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.3 does not reject a zero size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that is mishandled by the TIFFWriteScanline function in tif_write.c, as demonstrated by tiffdither.
Affected vendor
Libtiff
Affected product
Libtiff
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-03-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-8130

  • Confirm whether Libtiff Libtiff is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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