The tagCompare function in tif_dirinfo.c in the thumbnail tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to field_tag matching.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-3634 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of libtiff as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7. This issue did not affect the versions of compat-libtiff3 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Not affected |
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