Out-of-Bounds Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.88% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-405769
  • published19 Apr 2016
  • disclosed19 Apr 2016

Introduced: 19 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3186  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the readextension function in gif2tiff.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file.

CVSS Scores

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