SB2017012007 - Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF

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SB2017012007 - Out-of-bounds read in LibTIFF

Published: January 20, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017012007
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5316)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the the PixarLogCleanup function function in tif_pixarlog.c file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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