VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3621

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-10-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references