CVE-2016-5317

medium

Description

Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff.so in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier, as used in GNOME nautilus, allows attackers to cause a denial of service attack (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

References

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/10

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91208

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-20

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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