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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-5319

CVE-2016-5319

MEDIUM6.5

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_packbits

Published Jan 20, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_packbits.c in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted bmp file.

References

WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/27/6 WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/1 WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88604 ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5319

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

6.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

6.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 20, 2017

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2016-5319 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence