LibTIFF up to 4.0.5 _TIFFFax3fillruns divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LibTIFF up to 4.0.5. This affects the function _TIFFFax3fillruns. Performing a manipulation results in divide by zero. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-5323. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.0.5 (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function _TIFFFax3fillruns. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The _TIFFFax3fillruns function in libtiff before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted Tiff image.

The bug was discovered 06/15/2016. The weakness was disclosed 01/20/2017 by Kaixiang Zhang with Qihoo 360 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5323 since 06/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 83 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93322 (Debian DLA-610-2 : tiff3 regression update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169468 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tiff (SUSE-SU-2016:3301-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93322) and SecurityFocus (BID 91196†). The entries VDB-81885, VDB-92312, VDB-95086 and VDB-95523 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 93322
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-610-2 : tiff3 regression update
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OpenVAS ID: 703762
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3762-1 (tiff - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibTIFF 4.0.6

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06/15/2016 +9 days 🔍
06/15/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2016 +83 days 🔍
01/20/2017 +136 days 🔍
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01/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/30/2017 +9 days 🔍
05/14/2026 +3391 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: lists.opensuse.org
Researcher: Kaixiang Zhang
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-5323 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5323
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95757

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SecurityFocus: 91196 - LibTIFF CVE-2016-5323 Divide By Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5323 - libtiff - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2017 22:36
Updated: 05/14/2026 08:08
Changes: 01/21/2017 22:36 (76), 07/28/2020 16:23 (8), 05/14/2026 08:08 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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