CVE-2016-3990 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the LibTIFF library (versions 4.0.6 and earlier), specifically within the horizontalDifference8 function, impacting products like libtiff and Oracle vm_server. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a remote attacker could trigger a denial of service or arbitrary code execution by enticing a user to process a crafted TIFF image. While the potential impact is significant, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB, Nuclei), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 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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