Heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-3990
Published: September 21, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32196
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3990
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
LibTIFF
tiff (Alpine package)
tiff (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3990
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
tiff (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.6-r2
External References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2544
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00039.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86000
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326246
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16