CVE-2016-3623

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3623
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-03 16:09:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThe rgb2ycbcr tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) by setting the (1) v or (2) h parameter to 0.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-369

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3762-1 tiff DEBIAN www.debian.org
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:2275-1: moderate: Security update for tiff SUSE lists.opensuse.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Bug 2569 – CVE-2016-3623: rgb2ycbcr: divide by zero CONFIRM bugzilla.maptools.org Issue Tracking
LibTIFF CVE-2016-3623 Divide By Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE-2016-3623 libtiff: Divide By Zero in the rgb2ycbcr tool MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710479 Gentoo Linux libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16)
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