libtiff: Out-of-bounds read on memory-mapped files in TIFFReadRawStrip1() and TIFFReadRawTile1()
Published Jan 23, 2017
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.27%
Description
The TIFFReadRawStrip1 and TIFFReadRawTile1 functions in tif_read.c in libtiff before 4.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via a negative index in a file-content buffer.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Not affected
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 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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 | 3.27% (0.03270) | 88.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.27% (0.03270) | 86.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00616) | 67.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01967) | 72.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00616) | 68.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01874) | 88.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01874) | 87.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 86.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://libtiff.maptools.org/v4.0.7.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91741 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6223 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356867 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6223
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6223
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libtiff.maptools.org/v4.0.7.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3762 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91741 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6223 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356867 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6223 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6223 |
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