Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libtiff package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.07% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBTIFF-22272055
  • published7 Nov 2026
  • disclosed7 Apr 2016

Introduced: 7 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3621  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 libtiff.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1