6.5

CVE-2016-3622: libtiff Divide By Zero

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-3622UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3622DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3622
Published 03-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3622 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 3.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5

Timeline

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

Description

The fpAcc function in tif_predict.c in the tiff2rgba tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted TIFF image.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.89% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.7-1
Libtiff1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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