CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9655

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The (1) putcontig8bitYCbCr21tile function in tif_getimage.c or (2) 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 libtiff-cvs-1.tif and libtiff-cvs-2.tif.

How to fix

Remediation Available
tiffDebian
Fixed in:4.0.3-12.1CVE-2014-9655
Fixed in:4.0.3-12.1CVE-2014-9655
Fixed in:4.0.3-12.1CVE-2014-9655
Fixed in:4.0.3-12.1CVE-2014-9655
libtiff5Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2USN-2553-1
tiffUbuntu
Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2USN-2553-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days
83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.