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CVE-2016-5314

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5314 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PixarLogDecode function of LibTIFF versions 4.0.6 and earlier, impacting products like Debian, openSUSE, and Red Hat. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low complexity via a crafted TIFF image, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for high impact warrants attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0452 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5314Moderate

libtiff: Out-of-bounds write in PixarLogDecode() function

Jun 15, 2016

References

bugzilla.maptools.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue Tracking
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00087.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00060.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00090.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / vadz/libtiff/commit/391e77fcd217e78b2c51342ac3ddb7100ecacdd2
Patch
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-16
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3762
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/1
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/9
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/3
Mailing List
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91195
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91245
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry