Is CVE-2016-5323 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5323 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5323?

CVE-2016-5323 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5323?

CVE-2016-5323 has an EPSS score of 5.74% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5323?

Upgrade tiff on debian 11 to 4.0.6-2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5323

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-369

How to fix

Remediation Available

tiffDebian

Fixed in:4.0.6-2CVE-2016-5323

libtiff-toolsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6USN-3212-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1USN-3212-1

libtiff5Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6USN-3212-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1USN-3212-1

tiffUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.6USN-3212-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.1USN-3212-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

5.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.