SB2017012008 - Buffer overflow in LibTIFF
Published: January 20, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017012008
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5317)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91208
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16