CVE-2016-9535
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
tif_predict.h and tif_predict.c in libtiff 4.0.6 have assertions that can lead to assertion failures in debug mode, or buffer overflows in release mode, when dealing with unusual tile size like YCbCr with subsampling. Reported as MSVR 35105, aka "Predictor heap-buffer-overflow."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.77% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-11-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3ca657a8793dd011bf869695d72ad31c779c3cc1
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/6a984bf7905c6621281588431f384e79d11a2e33
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94744
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/3ca657a8793dd011bf869695d72ad31c779c3cc1
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/6a984bf7905c6621281588431f384e79d11a2e33
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