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CVE-2016-5316

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5316 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the PixarLogCleanup function within tif_pixarlog.c of libtiff versions 4.0.6 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing applications, specifically the rgb2ycbcr tool, through the submission of a specially crafted TIFF image. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no confidentiality or integrity impact, only availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

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

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0219 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libtiff

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5316Moderate

libtiff: Out-of-bounds read in PixarLogCleanup() function in tif_pixarlog.c

Jun 15, 2016

References

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
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-16
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3762
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91203