Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-5315

 

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

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.

Sources