CVE-2016-10272 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted TIFF image exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow 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-2016-10272?
CVE-2016-10272 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
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "WRITE of size 2048" and libtiff/tif_next.c:64:9.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10272?
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-2016-10272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10272, GHSA-r846-g955-2h97, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10272.