#VU11491 Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-3186

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11491

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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

Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF

Software vendor:
LibTIFF

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.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319503