CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3621

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The LZWEncode function in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the '-c lzw' option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations, potentially leading to service outages.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update LibTIFF to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to avoid processing untrusted BMP images.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The LZWEncode function in tif_lzw.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c lzw" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS