High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5652
CVE-2016-5652
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.
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Affected products
16- osv-coords13 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg: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%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg: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%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 4.0.7-1.1+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.2-141.169.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-35.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16nvd
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