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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5317

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.96%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.96% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
libtiff/libtiff · opensuse/opensuse · opensuse project/leap
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.