Stack-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-5318
Published: April 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11493
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5318
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the _TIFFVGetField function due to stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted tiff file and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the _TIFFVGetField function due to stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted tiff file and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5318
Install update from vendor's website.