CVE-2016-10268
tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 78490" and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 78490" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:115:23.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.74% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-191
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97202
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5397a417e61258c69209904e652a1f409ec3b9dfIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97202
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5397a417e61258c69209904e652a1f409ec3b9dfIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.