CVE-2016-3632

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

libtiff: through 4.0.6
Oracle Vm Server: 3.3, 3.4

References

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/9
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/85953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85960
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325095
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html

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