libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in _TIFFFax3fillruns
Published Mar 1, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.38%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readContigStripsIntoBuffer function in tif_unix.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0alpha4, 4.0.0alpha5, 4.0.0alpha6, 4.0.0beta7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.4beta, 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 83.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 83.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.22% (0.04219) | 90.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 82.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.22% (0.04219) | 90.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 82.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.22% (0.04219) | 90.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 82.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.22% (0.04219) | 90.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 81.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01923) | 82.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 29.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 80.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00632) | 78.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00632) | 76.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 70.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2620 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2622 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/01/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95218 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10092 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410067 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Hack-Me/Pocs_for_Multi_Versions/tree/main/CVE-2016-10092 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/9657bbe3cdce4aaa90e07d50c1c70ae52da0ba6a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10092
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10092
Change history (0)
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