Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-3186
Published: April 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11491
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3186
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the gif2tiff.c due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted GIF file and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the gif2tiff.c due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted GIF file and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3186
Install update from vendor's website.