CVE-2016-3658 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in the tiffset tool of the LibTIFF library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3658?
CVE-2016-3658 is a high-severity denial of service 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 TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving the ma variable.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3658?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3658?
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-2016-3658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-3658, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3658, GHSA-mw3g-h592-jp7p, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3658.