Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2016-5317
Published: January 20, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32177
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-2016-5317
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff.so in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier, as used in GNOME nautilus, allows attackers to cause a denial of service attack (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5317
Install update from vendor's website.
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/2016/06/15/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91208
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16