CVE-2016-10268 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted TIFF images due to integer underflow in LibTIFF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10268?
CVE-2016-10268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 24 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 78490" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:115:23.
Weakness: CWE-191
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10268?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10268?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-10268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10268, GHSA-mg9w-4h7r-f7p3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10268.