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CVE-2016-6223

Published: 23 January 2017

The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
this will not be fixed in precise/esm

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
upstream
Released (4.0.7)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(4.0.6-2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/0ba5d8814a17a64bdb8d9035f4c533f3f3f4b496

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H