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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade tiff | Sep 20, 2017 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tiff | Mar 31, 2017 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/tiff. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade image/library/libtiff to version 4.0.8-0.175.3.27.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Dec 19, 2017 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libtiff-develUpgrade tiffUpgrade libtiff3-32bitUpgrade libtiff3-x86Upgrade libtiff3Upgrade libtiff-devel-32bit | Nov 24, 2018 | Oct 3, 2016 |
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