CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5652

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of TIFF images in LibTIFF's TIFF2PDF tool. A crafted TIFF document can lead to remote code execution.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to remote code execution, potentially leading to data loss or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the LibTIFF library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS