CVE-2016-5652 Information

Description

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF’s TIFF2PDF tool. A crafted TIFF document can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered via a saved TIFF file delivered by other means.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902 http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0