CVE-2016-3623

Public Exploit

Description

The rgb2ycbcr tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) by setting the (1) v or (2) h parameter to 0.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.58% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85952 third party advisory vdb entry
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2569 issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00039.html vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/3 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3623?
CVE-2016-3623 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3623?
To fix CVE-2016-3623, 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-2016-3623 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3623 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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