Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-5315
Published: March 7, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32175
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5315
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5315
Install update from vendor's website.