CVE-2016-5323

7.5 HIGH

Published: January 20, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

The _TIFFFax3fillruns function in libtiff before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted Tiff image.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91196

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html