libtiff: Assertion failure in TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedRational
Published May 10, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.03%
Description
The TIFFWriteDirectoryTagCheckedRational function in tif_dirwrite.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted TIFF file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected | 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01035) | 62.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01035) | 59.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 39.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 74.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 72.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 69.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 66.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 63.10th | 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://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2535 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2612 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10371 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449534 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10371
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10371
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2535 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2612 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10371 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449534 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10371 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10371 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.