libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly validate RowsPerStrip values and YCbCr chrominance subsampling factors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, related to the tiff_decode_tag and decode_frame functions
Published Feb 12, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.57%
Description
libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly validate RowsPerStrip values and YCbCr chrominance subsampling factors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF file, related to the tiff_decode_tag and decode_frame functions.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02575) | 84.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02589) | 83.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 67.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00602) | 79.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00602) | 77.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00602) | 75.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f464e9c229006e16f6bb5403c5529fdd0a9edd x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84212 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f464e9c229006e16f6bb5403c5529fdd0a9edd | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00129.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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