SB2017011330 - Buffer overflow in tiff (Alpine package)
Published: January 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017011330
Severity
Low
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-2016-5314)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the PixarLogDecode function due to boundary error. A remote attacker submit a specially crafted TIFF image, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.