vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2016-5652)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 6, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
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 via JPEG Compression Tables resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability can be triggered via a saved TIFF file delivered by other means.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-5652
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5652
- URL-http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93902
- URL-http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/v4.0.7.html
- URL-http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0187/
- 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-119
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