CVE-2016-3623

Publication date 3 October 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

The 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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
tiff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3212-1
    • LibTIFF vulnerabilities
    • 27 February 2017

Other references