libtiff: divide by zero in the rgb2ycybr tool
Published Oct 3, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.54%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
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:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 3, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.54% (0.05542) | 92.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.59% (0.05587) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.58% (0.01585) | 79.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.74% (0.03743) | 79.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.58% (0.01585) | 80.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 77.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 76.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.07th | 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) |
References (10)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2569 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00039.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85952 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3623 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325089 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3623
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3623
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2569 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00039.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85952 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3623 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325089 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3623 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3623 |
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