#VU32102 Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-9273

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#VU32102 Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-9273

Published: January 18, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32102
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9273
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

tiffsplit in libtiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file, related to changing td_nstrips in TIFF_STRIPCHOP mode.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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