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CVE-2016-3632

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3632 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the _TIFFVGetField function of LibTIFF versions 4.0.6 and earlier, impacting various products including libtiff and Oracle VM Server. Rated 7.8 HIGH, it can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted TIFF image, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0312 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libtiff-0:3.9.4-18.el6_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libtiff-0:4.0.3-25.el7_2
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-libtiff3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3632Moderate

libtiff: out-of-bounds write in _TIFFVGetField function

Apr 8, 2016

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-16
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/85953
securityfocus.com / bid/85960
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry