High severity7.5OSV Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3634
CVE-2016-3634
Description
The tagCompare function in tif_dirinfo.c in the thumbnail tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors related to field_tag matching.
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References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/08/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93335nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16nvd
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