CVE-2016-9297

Published: Jan 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII or TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII tag values.

Affected (1)

Products: Libtiff: Libtiff

Libtiff

1 product

Libtiff

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libtiff Libtiff	Version 4.0.6

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (12)

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2590

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/12/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/7

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94419

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2590