Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Informations
Name CVE-2016-5684 First vendor Publication 2017-01-06
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2019-03-28

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 7.8
Base Score 7.8 Environmental Score 7.8
impact SubScore 5.9 Temporal Score 7.8
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5684

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25)

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2016-08-17 FreeImage library XPM handling out of bounds write attempt
RuleID : 39884 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-IMAGE
2016-08-17 FreeImage library XPM handling out of bounds write attempt
RuleID : 39883 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-IMAGE

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-04-16 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_5b1631dceafd11e69ac1a4badb2f4699.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-68.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-11-15 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-4247f42b66.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-11-15 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-f55f5b10dc.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3692.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-13 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-4529e034ca.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-13 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-5cbcad7a9a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-13 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-cca868c95f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-13 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2016-d07987265b.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
CONFIRM https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
MISC http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
UBUNTU https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/

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