CVE-2016-5652 (GCVE-0-2016-5652)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:07
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • heap buffer overflow
Assigner
certcc CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 42/100 over 157 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-20… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
LibTiff LibTiff Affected: 4.0.6
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2016-10-25 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T01:07:59.890Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "GLSA-201701-16",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_GENTOO",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
          },
          {
            "name": "RHSA-2017:0225",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_REDHAT",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "DSA-3762",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_DEBIAN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
          },
          {
            "name": "93902",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "LibTiff",
          "vendor": "LibTiff",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.0.6"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-10-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF\u0027s 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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "heap buffer overflow",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-01-04T19:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "37e5125f-f79b-445b-8fad-9564f167944b",
        "shortName": "certcc"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "GLSA-201701-16",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_GENTOO"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
        },
        {
          "name": "RHSA-2017:0225",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_REDHAT"
          ],
          "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "DSA-3762",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_DEBIAN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
        },
        {
          "name": "93902",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cert@cert.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-5652",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "LibTiff",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "4.0.6"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "LibTiff"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF\u0027s 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."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "heap buffer overflow"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "GLSA-201701-16",
              "refsource": "GENTOO",
              "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
            },
            {
              "name": "RHSA-2017:0225",
              "refsource": "REDHAT",
              "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "DSA-3762",
              "refsource": "DEBIAN",
              "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
            },
            {
              "name": "93902",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "37e5125f-f79b-445b-8fad-9564f167944b",
    "assignerShortName": "certcc",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-5652",
    "datePublished": "2017-01-06T21:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T01:07:59.890Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2016-5652",
      "date": "2026-10-15",
      "epss": "0.04141",
      "percentile": "0.90699"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "33708995-494C-476D-B0E3-1E78B9328699",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF\u0027s 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."
        },
        {
          "lang": "es",
          "value": "Existe un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica explotable en el manejo de im\u00e1genes TIFF en la herramienta LibTIFF\u0027s TIFF2PDF. Un documento TIFF manipulado puede conducir a un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica resultando en ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo. La vulnerabilidad puede ser desencadenada a trav\u00e9s de un archivo TIFF guardado entregado por otros medios."
        }
      ],
      "id": "CVE-2016-5652",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T02:54:46.000",
      "metrics": {
        "cvssMetricV2": [
          {
            "acInsufInfo": false,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "cvssData": {
              "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
              "accessVector": "NETWORK",
              "authentication": "NONE",
              "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
              "baseScore": 6.8,
              "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
              "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
              "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
              "version": "2.0"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
            "impactScore": 6.4,
            "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
            "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
            "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary",
            "userInteractionRequired": true
          }
        ],
        "cvssMetricV30": [
          {
            "cvssData": {
              "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
              "attackVector": "LOCAL",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.0,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
              "version": "3.0"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 1.0,
            "impactScore": 5.9,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "published": "2017-01-06T21:59:01.680",
      "references": [
        {
          "source": "cret@cert.org",
          "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
        },
        {
          "source": "cret@cert.org",
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
        },
        {
          "source": "cret@cert.org",
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
        },
        {
          "source": "cret@cert.org",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit",
            "Technical Description",
            "Third Party Advisory",
            "VDB Entry"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
        },
        {
          "source": "cret@cert.org",
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit",
            "Technical Description",
            "Third Party Advisory",
            "VDB Entry"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
        }
      ],
      "sourceIdentifier": "cret@cert.org",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": [
        {
          "description": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CWE-119"
            }
          ],
          "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
          "type": "Primary"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "33708995-494C-476D-B0E3-1E78B9328699",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow exists in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF\u0027s 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."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "Existe un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica explotable en el manejo de im\u00e1genes TIFF en la herramienta LibTIFF\u0027s TIFF2PDF. Un documento TIFF manipulado puede conducir a un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica resultando en ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo. La vulnerabilidad puede ser desencadenada a trav\u00e9s de un archivo TIFF guardado entregado por otros medios."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2016-5652",
        "lastModified": "2026-05-06T22:30:45.220",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": false,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
                "accessVector": "NETWORK",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "baseScore": 6.8,
                "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
              "impactScore": 6.4,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": true
            }
          ],
          "cvssMetricV30": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
                "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 7.0,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                "version": "3.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 1.0,
              "impactScore": 5.9,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2017-01-06T21:59:01.680",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "cret@cert.org",
            "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "cret@cert.org",
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
          },
          {
            "source": "cret@cert.org",
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
          },
          {
            "source": "cret@cert.org",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit",
              "Technical Description",
              "Third Party Advisory",
              "VDB Entry"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
          },
          {
            "source": "cret@cert.org",
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit",
              "Technical Description",
              "Third Party Advisory",
              "VDB Entry"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "cret@cert.org",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-119"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-05-06T22:48:43+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-5652",
      "id": "CVE-2016-5652",
      "initial_release_date": "2016-10-25T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "488",
      "product_status:known_affected": "3",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "libtiff: tiff2pdf JPEG Compression Tables Heap Buffer Overflow",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-5652.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-02T08:53:10Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-5652",
      "id": "CVE-2016-5652",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:00:18Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "394",
      "product_status:recommended": "295",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-5652",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-5652.json",
      "version": "46"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Drag nodes to arrange them. Double-click a related vulnerability to open it, or a source to visit its link. The Physics button on the left tunes the layout and the simulation; the legend at the bottom left hides or shows nodes by kind and by sighting type.

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

JSON

Loading timeline…




    Related by attack behaviour

    Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.