CVE-2016-3991
Published: 21 September 2016
Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadImage function in the tiffcrop tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image with zero tiles.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | Rating issue as low priority since it is in a utility rather than the library |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
tiff Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.0.7)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
|
|
|
Patches: vendor: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libtiff.git/1ad9335dc0c1325262c62842eda01476243ec821/SOURCES!libtiff-CVE-2016-3991.patch upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/e596d4e27c5afb7960dc360fdd3afd90ba0fb8ba upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3178ec4ca39abb4aa29f22529209948c16e8875b |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |