CVE-2016-5652

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-10-25
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling ofTIFF 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 5.1
Vector String: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libtiff)ELSA-2017-02252017-02-01
Oracle Linux version 7 (libtiff)ELSA-2017-02252017-02-01
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libtiff)OVMSA-2017-00362017-02-01
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libtiff)OVMSA-2017-00372017-02-01
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libtiff)OVMSA-2017-00362017-02-01
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libtiff)OVMSA-2017-00372017-02-01


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