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ubuntu-cve-2016-3621

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2016-10-03 16:09

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      negligible

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3621	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3621	REPORT

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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "negligible",
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  ]
}

CVE-2016-3621 (GCVE-0-2016-3621)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-03 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:03

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2565	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Date Public

2016-04-07 00:00

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2016-3621 (GCVE-0-2016-3621)

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