CVE-2016-3619

MEDIUM

LibTIFF <4.0.6 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The DumpModeEncode function in tif_dumpmode.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c none" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

References (5)

[Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2567

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85919

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0092

EPSS Percentile 75.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

n/a/n/a

libtiff/libtiff

Timeline

Published Oct 03, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026