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CVE-2016-5652

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF's TIFF2PDF tool.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.1%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF's TIFF2PDF tool. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered via a saved TIFF file delivered by other means.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.0CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • LibTiff LibTiff

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-16 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3762 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0187/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93902 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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