CVE-2016-5323

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.10% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91196 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5323?
CVE-2016-5323 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5323?
To fix CVE-2016-5323, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5323 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5323 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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