Out-of-Bounds Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.51% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-405445
  • published20 Jan 2017
  • disclosed20 Jan 2017

Introduced: 20 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-5318  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tiff to version 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tiff package and not the tiff package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted tiff.

CVSS Base Scores

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