libtiff: tiff2pdf JPEG Compression Tables Heap Buffer Overflow
Published Jan 6, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.30%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 4.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff-0:3.9.4-21.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0225
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff-0:4.0.3-27.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0225
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff-0:3.9.4-21.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0225 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff-0:4.0.3-27.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0225 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | 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:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 90.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 90.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07883) | 94.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 90.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07883) | 94.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 90.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07883) | 94.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04298) | 90.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07883) | 94.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.26% (0.04263) | 89.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 3.83% (0.03829) | 88.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 6.10% (0.06098) | 90.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 8.06% (0.08056) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 79.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.45% (0.08445) | 91.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.77% (0.04766) | 92.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.89% (0.01891) | 88.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 1.89% (0.01891) | 86.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01629) | 85.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.59% (0.05593) | 90.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 17, 2022 | 5.59% (0.05593) | 89.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5652 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389222 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5652
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5652
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5652 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389222 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5652 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5652 |
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