Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:3.9.4-18.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.09% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-LIBTIFF-2134981
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Apr 2016

Introduced: 12 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3990  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 libtiff to version 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp.