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CVE-2016-3632

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers...

7.8 HighFix available

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.25%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
CVE-2016-3632
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
CVE-2016-3632
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4657 No score

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
EUVD-2016-4657
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vr3-p53x-43w6 7.8

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers...

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
GHSA-7vr3-p53x-43w6
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
CVE-2016-3632
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-3632 7.8

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3632
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2016:1546 6.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update

Record
RHSA-2016:1546
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:1547 6.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update

Record
RHSA-2016:1547
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3632 7.8

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3632
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0349 No score

The updated packages fix libtiff security vulnerabilities

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted field data in an extension tag in a TIFF image. (CVE-2015-7554)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image. (CVE-2015-8668)

Buffer overflow in the readextension function in gif2tiff.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file. (CVE-2016-3186) (the program gif2tiff has been obsoleted)

The fpAcc function in tif_predict.c in the tiff2rgba tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted TIFF image. (CVE-2016-3622)

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. (CVE-2016-3623)

The _TIFFVGetField function in tif_dirinfo.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image. (CVE-2016-3632)

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) cvt_by_strip and (2) cvt_by_tile functions in the tiff2rgba tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when -b mode is enabled,allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which triggers an out-of-bounds write. (CVE-2016-3945)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp. (CVE-2016-3990)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadImage function in the tiffcrop tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image with zero tiles. (CVE-2016-3991)

PixarLogDecode() out-of-bound writes (CVE-2016-5314)

tif_dir.c: setByteArray() Read access violation (CVE-2016-5315)

tif_pixarlog.c: PixarLogCleanup() Segmentation fault (CVE-2016-5316)

crash occurs when generating a thumbnail for a crafted TIFF image (CVE-2016-5317)

rgb2ycbcr: command excution (CVE-2016-5320)

DumpModeDecode(): Ddos (CVE-2016-5321)

tiffcrop: extractContigSamplesBytes: out-of-bounds read (CVE-2016-5322)

tiffcrop _TIFFFax3fillruns(): divide by zero (CVE-2016-5323)

tiff: heap-based buffer overflow when using the PixarLog compression format (CVE-2016-5875)

tiff: information leak in libtiff/tif_read.c (CVE-2016-6223)

Record
MGASA-2016-0349
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1826-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-18013: There was a Null-Pointer Dereference in the tif_print.c TIFFPrintDirectory function, as demonstrated by a tiffinfo crash. (bsc#1074317)
  • CVE-2018-10963: The TIFFWriteDirectorySec() function in tif_dirwrite.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-13726. (bsc#1092949)
  • CVE-2018-7456: Prevent a NULL Pointer dereference in the function TIFFPrintDirectory when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013 (bsc#1082825)
  • CVE-2017-11613: Prevent denial of service in the TIFFOpen function. During the TIFFOpen process, td_imagelength is not checked. The value of td_imagelength can be directly controlled by an input file. In the ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip function, the _TIFFCheckMalloc function is called based on td_imagelength. If the value of td_imagelength is set close to the amount of system memory, it will hang the system or trigger the OOM killer (bsc#1082332)
  • CVE-2018-8905: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the function LZWDecodeCompat via a crafted TIFF file (bsc#1086408)
  • CVE-2016-8331: Prevent remote code execution because of incorrect handling of TIFF images. A crafted TIFF document could have lead to a type confusion vulnerability resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability could have been be triggered via a TIFF file delivered to the application using LibTIFF's tag extension functionality (bsc#1007276)
  • CVE-2016-3632: The _TIFFVGetField function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image (bsc#974621)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1826-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1835-1 No score

Security update for tiff

This update for tiff fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-5225: Prevent heap buffer overflow in the tools/tiffcp that could have caused DoS or code execution via a crafted BitsPerSample value (bsc#1019611)
  • CVE-2018-7456: Prevent a NULL Pointer dereference in the function TIFFPrintDirectory when using the tiffinfo tool to print crafted TIFF information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-18013 (bsc#1082825)
  • CVE-2017-11613: Prevent denial of service in the TIFFOpen function. During the TIFFOpen process, td_imagelength is not checked. The value of td_imagelength can be directly controlled by an input file. In the ChopUpSingleUncompressedStrip function, the _TIFFCheckMalloc function is called based on td_imagelength. If the value of td_imagelength is set close to the amount of system memory, it will hang the system or trigger the OOM killer (bsc#1082332)
  • CVE-2016-10266: Prevent remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image, related to libtiff/tif_read.c:351:22 (bsc#1031263)
  • CVE-2018-8905: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the function LZWDecodeCompat via a crafted TIFF file (bsc#1086408)
  • CVE-2016-9540: Prevent out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width (bsc#1011839).
  • CVE-2016-9535: tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c had assertions that could have lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling (bsc#1011846).
  • CVE-2016-9535: tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c had assertions that could have lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling (bsc#1011846).
  • Removed assert in readSeparateTilesIntoBuffer() function (bsc#1017689).
  • CVE-2016-10095: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF file (bsc#1017690).
  • CVE-2016-8331: Prevent remote code execution because of incorrect handling of TIFF images. A crafted TIFF document could have lead to a type confusion vulnerability resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability could have been be triggered via a TIFF file delivered to the application using LibTIFF's tag extension functionality (bsc#1007276).
  • CVE-2016-3632: The _TIFFVGetField function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image (bsc#974621).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1835-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3212-1 No score

tiff vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Record
USN-3212-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tiff
Debian:12
before 4.0.6-3
4.0.6-3
tiff
Debian:13
before 4.0.6-3
4.0.6-3
tiff
Debian:14
before 4.0.6-3
4.0.6-3
tiff
Debian:7
before 4.0.2-6+deb7u7, plus listed versions
4.0.2-64.0.2-6+deb7u14.0.2-6+deb7u24.0.2-6+deb7u34.0.2-6+deb7u44.0.2-6+deb7u54.0.2-6+deb7u6
4.0.2-6+deb7u7
libtiff
Mageia:5
before 4.0.6-1.4.mga5
4.0.6-1.4.mga5
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
libtiff-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.15.2
4.0.9-44.15.2
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.15.2
4.0.9-44.15.2
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.15.2
4.0.9-44.15.2
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 4.0.9-44.15.2
4.0.9-44.15.2
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 3.8.2-141.169.9.1
3.8.2-141.169.9.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 3.8.2-141.169.9.1
3.8.2-141.169.9.1
tiff
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 3.8.2-141.169.9.1
3.8.2-141.169.9.1
tiff
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6, plus listed versions
4.0.2-4ubuntu34.0.3-5ubuntu14.0.3-64.0.3-6ubuntu14.0.3-7
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4.0.3-7ubuntu0.14.0.3-7ubuntu0.24.0.3-7ubuntu0.34.0.3-7ubuntu0.4
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
tiff
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
4.0.3-12.3ubuntu24.0.5-14.0.6-1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3632 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Libtiff, published September 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.25%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in tiff 4.0.6-3.

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