CVE-2016-5652
Published: 6 January 2017
An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF 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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | occurs in TIFF2PDF tool. |
| mdeslaur | this will not be fixed in precise/esm |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
tiff Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.0.7)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(4.0.6-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/b5d6803f0898e931cf772d3d0755704ab8488e63 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.0 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |