CVE-2016-5318 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using libtiff by sending crafted TIFF files due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- 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-2016-5318?
CVE-2016-5318 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted tiff.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5318?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5318?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-5318 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5318 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5318, GHSA-hqx5-9h4v-xwm4, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5318.