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    CVE-2016-3990

    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.

    Published:Apr 12, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 21, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00444
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libtiff
    Product
    Libtiff
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Vm Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    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
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/2
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86000
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326246
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
    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
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/2
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86000
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326246
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High