CVE-2016-3990

moderate-risk
Published 2016-09-21

Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp.

Do I need to act?

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0.44% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Oracle Libtiff

References (22)

Issue Tracking http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2544
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00039.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.h...
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htm...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86000
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326246
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Issue Tracking http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2544
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00039.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.h...
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htm...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86000
and 2 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low