UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5652

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5652
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5652.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5652
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Published
2017-01-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:48Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.2-4ubuntu3
4.0.3-5ubuntu1
4.0.3-6
4.0.3-6ubuntu1
4.0.3-7
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.2
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.3
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff4-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-alt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tiff

Package

Name
tiff
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tiff@4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2
4.0.5-1
4.0.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-opengl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiff5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libtiffxx5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}