VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3990

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references