CVE-2016-5314: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5314 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Duplicates 3 · Related 5Timeline
- 12-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in tif_pixarlog.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by overwriting the vgetparent function pointer with rgb2ycbcr.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.44% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.maptools.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- tiff< 4.0.6-2
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
- tiff< 4.0.7-r0
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff≤ 4.0.6
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0
Ubuntu1 product
- tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
6 vendors · 8 products
References
21 links
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory