libtiff: Divide-by-zero in tif_read.c
Published Mar 24, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted TIFF image, related to libtiff/tif_read.c:351:22.
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:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 76.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 74.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 51.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00868) | 83.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00868) | 82.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00868) | 80.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 75.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97115 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10266 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-divide-by-zero x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1438472 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/438274f938e046d33cb0e1230b41da32ffe223e1 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10266
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10266
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3844 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97115 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10266 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-divide-by-zero | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1438472 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/438274f938e046d33cb0e1230b41da32ffe223e1 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10266 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10266 |
Change history (0)
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