CVE-2016-3620 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via buffer over-read in LibTIFF's bmp2tiff tool when processing crafted BMP images with zip compression.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3620?
CVE-2016-3620 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 3 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ZIPEncode function in tif_zip.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c zip" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3620?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3620?
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-2016-3620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3620, GHSA-m484-c3qv-9mc9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3620.