libtiff: Buffer overflow in readgifimage()
Published Feb 6, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.03%
Description
Buffer overflow in the readgifimage function in gif2tiff.c in the gif2tiff tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted gif file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 80.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 80.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03466) | 88.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02034) | 80.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 79.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03481) | 88.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 79.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03481) | 88.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 79.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03481) | 88.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 78.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 43.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 82.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 80.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 78.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00552) | 74.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2552 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96049 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5102 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343407 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5102
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5102
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2552 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96049 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5102 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343407 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5102 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5102 |
Change history (0)
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