Division by zero in tiff (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-10267 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-369 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
tiff (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Division by zero
EUVDB-ID: #VU32099
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10267
CWE-ID:
CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within LibTIFF 4.0.7. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image, related to libtiff/tif_ojpeg.c:816:8.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionstiff (Alpine package): 4.0.7-r2 - 4.0.7-r3
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6fc5e083a79961213cb7151c39372e5dee115a45
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ff2e7d109f90f775c735acb314bf37b0008f428c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a07d9f929286a0f3ccf9ea20f55c62b03f91c4c4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fa18ed2287bf127951d71bdf233db44b1e923739
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
