libtiff: out-of-bounds read in the TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function
Published Oct 3, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
The TIFFWriteDirectoryTagLongLong8Array function in tif_dirwrite.c in the tiffset tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving the ma variable.
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
This flaw was found to be a duplicate of CVE-2014-8127. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8127 for information about affected products and security errata.
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 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 | 4.00% (0.04001) | 90.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.00% (0.04001) | 89.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 71.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 83.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 82.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 80.23th | 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 (9)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2546 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93331 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3658 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326257 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3658
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3658
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2546 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93331 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3658 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326257 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3658 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3658 |
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