MEDIUM
libtiff: buffer overflow in gif2tiff
Published Apr 19, 2016
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff-0:4.0.3-32.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff-0:4.0.3-32.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2053 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.2 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.49% 0.02492
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02492
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 84.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 83.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03722) | 89.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 83.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03722) | 89.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 83.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03722) | 89.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 83.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03722) | 88.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02513) | 82.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00940) | 74.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01880) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 1.88% (0.01880) | 86.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 85.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 84.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00064.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00075.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035442 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3186 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319503 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319666 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3186
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3186
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00064.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00075.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035442 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2053 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3186 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319503 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319666 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3186 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3186 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 19, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3186
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a