libtiff: Out-of-bounds read in readContigTilesIntoBuffer()
Published Nov 22, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.04%
Description
tools/tiffcrop.c in libtiff 4.0.6 has an out-of-bounds read in readContigTilesIntoBuffer(). Reported as MSVR 35092.
Affected products
No data.
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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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:L/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.04% (0.03040) | 87.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.04% (0.03040) | 85.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 75.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.14% (0.03137) | 78.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 76.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 74.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 72.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 69.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94754 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9539 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397767 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ae9365db1b271b62b35ce018eac8799b1d5e8a53 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9539
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9539
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94484 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94754 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9539 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397767 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ae9365db1b271b62b35ce018eac8799b1d5e8a53 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9539 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9539 |
Change history (0)
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