Denial of service in LibTIFF
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-5314 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-120 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
LibTIFF Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | LibTIFF |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU11072
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5314
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the PixarLogDecode function due to boundary error. A remote attacker submit a specially crafted TIFF image, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update to version 4.0.9.
Vulnerable software versionsLibTIFF: 3.4 - 4.0.6
External linkshttp://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/391e77fcd217e78b2c51342ac3ddb7100ecacdd2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
