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CVE-2016-5317

Published: 20 January 2017

Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff.so in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier, as used in GNOME nautilus, allows attackers to cause a denial of service attack (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
possible dupe and same patch as CVE-2016-5314
this will not be fixed in precise/esm

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tiff
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.0.7)
artful Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(4.0.6-2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.0.7-1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/391e77fcd217e78b2c51342ac3ddb7100ecacdd2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H