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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-3186

Buffer overflow in the readextension function in gif2tiff.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file.

MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 2.49%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Buffer overflow in the readextension function in gif2tiff.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file.

CVSS 3.0
6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.49% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
opensuse/opensuse · libtiff/libtiff
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.