vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-3621)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 3, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 3, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 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
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-3621
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-3621
- URL-http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2565
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/07/3
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035508
- URL-http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/v4.0.7.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- CWE-125
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