CVE-2016-5322

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5322
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-11 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-04-17 13:08:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3762-1 tiff DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-5315: libtiff 4.0.6 tif_dir.c: setByteArray() Read access violation MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
LibTIFF 'tif_dir.c' Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1346694 – (CVE-2016-5315) CVE-2016-5315 libtiff: Out-of-bounds read in setByteArray() function in tif_dir.c CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
LibTIFF 'extractContigSamplesBytes()' Function Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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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