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An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 6, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

High
7.0
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-5652

GHSA ID

GHSA-6mjw-r7c8-wvv4

Source code

No known source code

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