CVE-2016-10271 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted TIFF images 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-2016-10271?
CVE-2016-10271 is a high-severity memory corruption 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/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 1" and libtiff/tif_fax3.c:413:13.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10271?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10271, GHSA-9pj4-m334-q4m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10271.