VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5318
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted tiff.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 4.82%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _TIFFVGetField function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted tiff.
- 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
- 4.82% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/27/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88604Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/27/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88604Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.