CVE-2016-3990

libtiff: out-of-bounds write in horizontalDifference8()

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 12, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write