{
    "id": "CVE-2015-8668",
    "published": "2016-01-08 19:59:18",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:35:00",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-787",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.13722",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96400",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 13.7% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "libtiff",
            "product": "libtiff"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "vm_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135080/libtiff-4.0.6-Heap-Overflow.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537208/100/0/threaded",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
    ]
}