libtiff: Out-of-bounds write in PixarLogDecode() function
Published Mar 12, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04438) | 91.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04632) | 90.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 76.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 73.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 71.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 69.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 71.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 76.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2554 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91195 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91245 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5314 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346687 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346697 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/391e77fcd217e78b2c51342ac3ddb7100ecacdd2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5314
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5314
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
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