Vulnerability identifier: #VU1005

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5684

CWE-ID: CWE-120

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow caused by processing of malformed XMP or RAW image and allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update stable distribution (jessie) to 3.15.4-4.2+deb8u1.

Update testing distribution (stretch) to 3.17.0+ds1-3.

Update unstable distribution (sid) to3.17.0+ds1-3.

External links
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5684

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.