Medium 6.5Published Jan 20, 2017

CVE-2016-5317Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff.so in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier, as used in GNOME nautilus, allows attackers to cause a denial of service atta…

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Buffer overflow in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff.so in the PixarLogDecode function in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier, as used in GNOME nautilus, allows attackers to cause a denial of service attack (crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
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	4.0.6	NVD
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse	13.1; 13.2	NVD
opensuse_project leap opensuse_project:leap	42.1	NVD

References

References

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.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/10	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/5	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91208
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

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