Medium severity · published Jan 20, 2017
CVE-2016-5317
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…
6.5
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
Leap · Opensuse Project
42.1 · source: NVD
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
4.0.6 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5317
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5317
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/10
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/5
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