Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF



| Updated: 2020-07-28
Risk High
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-3621
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 LibTIFF
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor LibTIFF

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU32168

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3621

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The LZWEncode function in tif_lzw.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c lzw" option is used,. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

LibTIFF: 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u4

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2565
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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