FKIE_CVE-2016-3990
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-21 18:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:46
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the horizontalDifference8 function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image to tiffcp.
References
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