CVE-2016-3634
"LibTIFF Thumbnail Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description
The tagCompare function in tif_dirinfo.c in the thumbnail tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to field_tag matching.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2016, 4:09 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade LibTIFF to the latest version.
- If upgrading is not possible, consider using a workaround provided by the vendor.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-3634.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547 | Issue Tracking |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | |
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547 | Issue Tracking |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3634 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3634
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-3634 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-3634 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff_project:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff_project:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2547 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-125 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff_project:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CWE CWE-125 Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.69 }} -0.97%
score
0.69525
percentile