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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.76% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-LIBTIFFDEVEL-2509529
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Sept 2016

Introduced: 21 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-3632  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 libtiff-devel to version 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1547.

NVD Description

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

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.