CVE-2016-5317

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5317
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-20 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.6 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:2375-1: moderate: tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
LibTIFF CVE-2016-5317 Out Of Bounds Write Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3762-1 tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:2321-1: moderate: Security update for tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-5317: GNOME nautilus: crash occurs when generating a thumbnail for a crafted TIFF image af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1889-1: moderate: Security update for tiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-5317: GNOME nautilus: crash occurs when generating a thumbnail for a crafted TIFF image af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710479 Gentoo Linux libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16)
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