libtiff: Integer underflow in tiffcp.c
Published Mar 24, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
tools/tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and heap-based buffer under-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 78490" and libtiff/tif_unix.c:115:23.
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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01738) | 76.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01738) | 74.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 46.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.00% (0.00997) | 84.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 1.00% (0.00997) | 83.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 1.00% (0.00997) | 81.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 77.27th | 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.securityfocus.com/bid/97202 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10268 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1438447 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5397a417e61258c69209904e652a1f409ec3b9df x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10268
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10268
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97202 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10268 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/01/01/libtiff-multiple-heap-based-buffer-overflow/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1438447 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/5397a417e61258c69209904e652a1f409ec3b9df | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10268 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10268 |
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