7.5

CVE-2016-3620: libtiff Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3620DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3620
Published 03-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3620 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-693-1SUSE-SU-2018:3879-1

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ZIPEncode function in tif_zip.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c zip" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.21% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.maptools.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.6-3
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiffAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links