VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3634
The tagCompare function in tif_dirinfo.c in the thumbnail tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to field_tag matching.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The tagCompare function in tif_dirinfo.c in the thumbnail tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to field_tag matching.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.