Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-5316
Published: January 20, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32176
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5316
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the the PixarLogCleanup function function in tif_pixarlog.c file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5316
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91203
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16