SB2025021410 - Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF
Published: February 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025021410
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3620)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The ZIPEncode function in tif_zip.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF, when the "-c zip" option is used. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read) by sending a crafted BMP image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.