CVE-2016-5321 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image exploiting an invalid read in libtiff.
- 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-2016-5321?
CVE-2016-5321 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
The DumpModeDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via a crafted tiff image.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5321?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5321?
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-2016-5321 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5321 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-5321, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5321, GHSA-62x8-f8x8-2qfh, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5321.