High 8.8Published Mar 11, 2018

CVE-2016-5314Buffer 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 oth…

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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: 8.8 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

libtiff libtiff libtiff:libtiff	through 4.0.6	NVD
opensuse leap opensuse:leap	42.1	NVD
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse	13.1; 13.2	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux	6.0; 7.0	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	8.0; 9.0	NVD

References

References

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2554	exploit, issue-tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html	third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/1	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/9	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/3	mailing-list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html	third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91195	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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