Critical severity · published Nov 22, 2016
CVE-2016-9540
tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width
9.8
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
tools/tiffcp.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write on tiled images with odd tile width versus image width. Reported as MSVR 35103, aka "cpStripToTile heap-buffer-overflow."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
4.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9540
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9540
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0225.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94747
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5ad9d8016fbb60109302d558f7edb2cb2a3bb8e3
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