libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in tif_fax3.c
Published Mar 24, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TIFF image, related to "READ of size 1" and libtiff/tif_fax3.c:413:13.
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 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 81.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 81.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.55% (0.03552) | 88.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 81.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.55% (0.03552) | 88.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 81.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.55% (0.03552) | 88.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 81.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.55% (0.03552) | 88.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02213) | 80.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00161) | 34.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 71.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 69.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 65.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97199 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10271 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=1438453 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/9657bbe3cdce4aaa90e07d50c1c70ae52da0ba6a x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10271
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10271
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97199 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10271 | 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=1438453 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/9657bbe3cdce4aaa90e07d50c1c70ae52da0ba6a | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10271 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10271 |
Change history (0)
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