CVE-2016-5323 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using libtiff by providing a crafted TIFF image that triggers a divide-by-zero error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5323?
CVE-2016-5323 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 20 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The _TIFFFax3fillruns function in libtiff before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted Tiff image.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5323?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5323?
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-2016-5323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-5323, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5323, GHSA-qxv7-458j-gmmx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5323.