7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-3658
LibTIFF TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array Denial of Service
Description

The TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving the ma variable.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 3, 2016, 4:09 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3658 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3658 vulnerability over time.

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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=2546
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/12
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93331
    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]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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/93331 [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://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2546 No Types Assigned http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2546 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/12 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/12 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-125
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-125
    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/2016/04/08/12 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/12 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 CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.80 }} -0.10%

score

0.81436

percentile

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