Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libtiff package, versions [,4.0.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBTIFF-2317828
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed3 Oct 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-3624  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libtiff to version 4.0.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. The cvtClump function in the rgb2ycbcr tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) by setting the "-v" option to -1.

CVSS Scores

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