CVE-2016-5321

Publication date 20 January 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The DumpModeDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via a crafted tiff image.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
tiff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3212-1
    • LibTIFF vulnerabilities
    • 27 February 2017

Other references