CVE-2016-3620

HIGH

LibTIFF <4.0.6 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The ZIPEncode function in tif_zip.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c zip" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2570
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Exploit, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 77.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
libtiff/libtiff < 4.0.6
Published Oct 03, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026