CVE-2016-3619

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Published 2016-10-03 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5

Description

The DumpModeEncode function in tif_dumpmode.c in the bmp2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier, when the "-c none" option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted BMP image.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3619

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3619.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
arch archfixed4.0.7-1
debian debianbookwormfixed4.0.6-3
debian debianbullseyefixed4.0.6-3
debian debianforkyfixed4.0.6-3
debian debiansidfixed4.0.6-3
debian debiantrixiefixed4.0.6-3

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libtifflibtiff4.0.6

References

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.