Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tiff package, versions <4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TIFF-406078
  • published11 Apr 2017
  • disclosed11 Apr 2017

Introduced: 11 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-5322  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

The setByteArray function in tif_dir.c in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tiff image.

CVSS Scores

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