Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5317
CVE-2016-5317
Description
Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff.so in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier, as used in GNOME nautilus, allows attackers to cause a denial of service attack (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.
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Affected products
9- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 4.0.7-1.1+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.6-26.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.168.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.6-26.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.168.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.6-26.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.168.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.6-26.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91208nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16nvd
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