CVE-2016-10268 describes an integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read vulnerability in LibTIFF version 4.0.7, specifically within the tools/tiffcp.c component. This flaw can be triggered by processing a specially crafted TIFF image, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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