CVE-2016-10268

Description

tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 78490" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:115:23.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/ patch third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 vendor advisory
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5397a417e61258c69209904e652a1f409ec3b9df patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97202 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10268?
CVE-2016-10268 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10268?
To fix CVE-2016-10268, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10268 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10268 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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