CVE-2016-5652

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

7.0 high

EPSS

4%p91

Published

Jan 6, 2017 (Jan 6, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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 resulting in remote code execution. Vulnerability can be triggered via a saved TIFF file delivered by other means.

Vendors: libtiff
Products: libtiff
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (4.3%)

In the news2 stories

Three bugs found in the LibTIFF, one of them yet to be patched

Security AffairsOct 28, 05:59 UTC · Oct 28, 2016Vulnerability CVE-2016-8331 CVE-2016-5652 CVE-2016-58751

Vulnerability Spotlight: LibTIFF Issues Lead To Code Execution

Cisco TalosOct 25, 15:47 UTC · Oct 25, 2016Vulnerability CVE-2016-5652 CVE-2016-8331 CVE-2016-58751