CVE-2016-5317
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5317
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5317.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 4.0.7-1 | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.6-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.6-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.6-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.6-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.6-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 4.0.6 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
- 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5317.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5317
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.