Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:3.9.4-21.el6_8
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed6 Jan 2017
Introduced: 6 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-5652 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:6 libtiff-devel to version 0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0225.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-devel package and not the libtiff-devel package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-5652.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-0225.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16