7.8

CVE-2016-3632: libtiff Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3632DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3632
Published 21-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3632 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.25%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 3

Timeline

  1. 21-09-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 3.12% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.25%

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

Debian1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.6-3
Libtiff1 product
Oracle1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

4 vendors · 4 products

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