SB2017011331 - Out-of-bounds read in tiff (Alpine package)
Published: January 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017011331
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5315)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The setByteArray function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tiff image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.