CVE-2015-7554

critical

Published 2016-01-08 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

9.8

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

CVSS v2

7.5

VIR risk

9.8

Description

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7554

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201707-17

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201707-18

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
arch		fixed	`4.0.8-1`
debian	bookworm	fixed	`4.0.7-7`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`4.0.7-7`
debian	forky	fixed	`4.0.7-7`
debian	sid	fixed	`4.0.7-7`
debian	trixie	fixed	`4.0.7-7`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libtiff	libtiff	`4.0.6`

References

CWEs

CWE-254

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.