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CVE-2016-5321 (GCVE-0-2016-5321)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-20 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:01
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91209 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2016-12-07 00:00
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