CVE-2016-5652
high
CVSS v3
7.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 4.0.7-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.6-3 |
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5652.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5652
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.