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CVE-2016-3186

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3186 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the readextension function of LibTIFF 4.0.6, specifically within the gif2tiff.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted GIF file, impacting various LibTIFF installations including those in openSUSE. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.2 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high availability impact. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also absent, indicating a low level of public attention and perceived threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0249 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libtiff-0:4.0.3-32.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-libtiff3

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3186Moderate

libtiff: buffer overflow in gif2tiff

Mar 30, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00064.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00075.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2053
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-16
usn.ubuntu.com / 3606-1
securitytracker.com / id/1035442