CVE-2016-3622 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a divide-by-zero error in the tiff2rgba tool when processing crafted TIFF images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3622?
CVE-2016-3622 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 3 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The fpAcc function in tif_predict.c in the tiff2rgba tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted TIFF image.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3622?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3622?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-3622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-3622, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3622, GHSA-x5xg-3gfm-7r9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3622.