vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-5323)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 20, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 20, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
When using the tiffcrop command and a crafted TIFF image, the function _TIFFFax3fill() runs without checking the value of the divisor and causes a divide by zero flaw. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-5323
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5323
- URL-http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/6
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91196
- URL-http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/v4.0.7.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-26
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-27
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- CWE-369
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