CVE-2016-3632

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-3632 · Published 21/09/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-3632 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting libtiff (libtiff).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.3%, higher than 88.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libtiff libtiff	`≤ 4.0.6`	No fix yet

Description

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c 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.

References

bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/9 · Mailing List
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/85953
securityfocus.com/bid/85960 · Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

libtiff

≤ 4.0.6

No fix yet

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