CVE-2016-3621 (GCVE-0-2016-3621)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-10-03 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:03
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The LZWEncode function in tif_lzw.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c lzw" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2565Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2565Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
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