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CVE-2016-9448

The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash)…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.0%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

The TIFFFetchNormalTag function in LibTiff 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by setting the tags TIFF_SETGET_C16ASCII or TIFF_SETGET_C32_ASCII to values that access 0-byte arrays. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9297.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00017.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-16 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94420 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/15 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.maptools.org /show_bug.cgi?id=2593 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3762 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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