CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3658

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, potentially leading to system downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update LibTIFF to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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