CVE-2016-3621

HIGH

LibTIFF <4.0.6 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2565
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0068
EPSS Percentile 71.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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