CVE - CVE-2016-6223

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6223	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.
References
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BID:91741 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91741 CONFIRM:http://libtiff.maptools.org/v4.0.7.html DEBIAN:DSA-3762 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-16 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160713 CVE request: Information leak in LibTIFF URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/3 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160714 Re: CVE request: Information leak in LibTIFF URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/4
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160714	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160714)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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