CVE-2015-1547
libtiff: use of uninitialized memory in NeXTDecode
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · December 29, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update may address this flaw in libtiff.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified