UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3621

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3621
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3621.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3621
Upstream
Published
2016-10-03T16:09:00Z
Modified
2025-09-30T04:42:30Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

The LZWEncode function in tif_lzw.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c lzw" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.2-4ubuntu3
4.0.3-5ubuntu1
4.0.3-6
4.0.3-6ubuntu1
4.0.3-7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.8
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.10
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm4
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm5
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm6
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm9
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm10
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm11
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm15
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiff4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-alt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2
4.0.5-1
4.0.6-1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.3
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.5
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.6
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.7
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm1
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm2
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm3
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm4
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm6
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm7
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm8
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm9
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm10
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm11
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm12
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm13
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm18
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ]
}