CVE-2016-5316 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using libtiff by sending crafted TIFF images to the rgb2ycbcr tool, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5316?
CVE-2016-5316 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 20 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Out-of-bounds read in the PixarLogCleanup function in tif_pixarlog.c in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a crafted TIFF image to the rgb2ycbcr tool.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5316?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff, Opensuse Opensuse, Opensuse Project Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5316?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-5316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-5316, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5316, GHSA-mj4r-rg7f-xjm2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5316.