CVE-2016-5652

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.0/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
LibTiff	LibTiff	4.0.6

References

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/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
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/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Timeline

Published: Jan 6, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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