vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-3621: Out-of-bounds Read
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 3, 2016 | Sep 20, 2017 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 3, 2016
Added
Sep 20, 2017
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-tiff
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