CVE-2016-6223
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.27% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff |
References
- http://libtiff.maptools.org/v4.0.7.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91741
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://libtiff.maptools.org/v4.0.7.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91741
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
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