UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3991

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3991

    Published: 21 Sept 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3991

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadImage function in the tiffcrop tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image with zero tiles.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3991, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3212-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3212-3, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3991

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tiff

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6

    Affected versions

    4.0.2-4ubuntu3
    4.0.3-5ubuntu1
    4.0.3-6
    4.0.3-6ubuntu1
    4.0.3-7
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
    4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4

    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