8.8

CVE-2016-3621: libtiff Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-3621UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3621DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3621
Published 03-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3621 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.10%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

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 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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.10%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.10% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.10%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.6-3
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiffAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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