CVE-2016-5317

libtiff: Out-of-bounds write in PixarLogDecode() function in libtiff.so

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · June 15, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

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 score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write